How much do the Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Know about Chest Pain, Thrombolytic Therapy, and Other Factors Affecting the Treatment Time in the Emergency Room?
| Autor: | Murat Ugurlucan, Cenk Conkbayir, Zerrin Yiğit, Didem Melis Oztas, Banu Ozmen, Barış Ökçün, Refika Hural |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Chest Pain
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences v.34 n.5 2021 International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) instacron:SBC International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, Volume: 34, Issue: 5, Pages: 557-565, Published: 30 APR 2021 |
| ISSN: | 2359-5647 2359-4802 |
| Popis: | Background: Treatment time in the emergency room for acute myocardial infarction is very important and can be life-saving if one understands the importance of a patient's chest pain. Objetice: The aim of this study is to evaluate how much patients entering the emergency room due to acute myocardial infection (AMI) know about chest pain and thrombolytic therapy. Materials and Methods: One hundred fifty patients (126 males,14 females) from three different institutes with complaints of chest pain were randomly chosen to participate in this study. The mean age of the patients was 55.4 ± 11.2 years (71+33). Patients were asked to fill out a questionnaire consisting of 70 questions within the first seven days. All differences in categorical variables were computed using the χ2-test and Fisher Exact test. A two-tailed hypothesis was used in all statistical evaluations, and p |
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