Factors associated with longer time to treatment for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes a cohort study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-94

  Sullivan, Alison L ^a,c   Beshansky, Joni R ^b,c   Ruthazer, Robin ^b,c,d   Murman, David H ^a,c   Mader, Timothy J ^a,c   Selker, Harry P ^b,c  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Emergency medical services; Women

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART PALPITATION; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PARESTHESIA; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX PAIN; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; WOMEN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84898726096     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000396     Document Type: Article

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