Slow-onset and fast-onset symptom presentations in acute coronary syndrome (ACS): New perspectives on prehospital delay in patients with ACS

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 507-515

  O'Donnell, Sharon ^a   McKee, Gabrielle ^a   Mooney, Mary ^a   O'Brien, Frances ^a   Moser, Debra K ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS presentations; Acute Coronary Syndrome symptoms; fast onset ACS; patient decision delay; slow onset ACS

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAST ONSET ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLOW ONSET ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; SOCIAL STATUS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VALIDITY; AMBULANCE; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ACUITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TIME TO TREATMENT; UTILIZATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AMBULANCES; CHEST PAIN; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ACUITY; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84898600323     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.038     Document Type: Article

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