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Wang Q, Zan C, Li F, Li Y, Wang F, Wang T, Zhao X, Du Y. The impact of admission modes on the treatment outcome and in-hospital mortality rate of STEMI patients undergoing PPCI. Sci Rep 2024; 14:18932. [PMID: 39147798 PMCID: PMC11327245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68025-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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The current research on ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients has been mostly limited to Door-to-Balloon (D-to-B) time. This study aimed to compare the effects of different hospital admission modes to on the time metrics of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). It also examined the effects of these modes on in-hospital mortality and other influencing factors. The goal was to prompt healthcare facilities at all levels, including chest hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and communities to take measures to enhance the treatment outcomes for patients with STEMI. A total of 1053 cases of STEMI patients admitted to Tianjin Chest Hospital from December 2016 to December 2023 and successfully underwent PPCI were selected for this study. They were divided into three groups based on the admission modes: the ambulances group (363 cases), the self-presentation group (305 cases), and the transferred group (385 cases). Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the impact of different modes of hospital admission on the standard-reaching rate of key treatment time metrics. The results showed that the S-to-FMC time of transferred patients (OR = 0.434, 95% CI 0.316-0.596, P < 0.001) and self-presentation patients (OR = 0.489, 95% CI 0.363-0.659, P < 0.001) were more likely to exceed the standard than that of ambulance patients; The cath lab pre-activation time of self-presented patients was also less likely to meet the standard than that of ambulance patients (OR = 0.695, 95% CI 0.499-0.967, P = 0.031); D-to-W time of self-presentation patients was less likely to reach the standard than that of ambulance patients (OR = 0.323, 95% CI 0.234-0.446, P < 0.001);However, the FMC-to-ECG time of self-presentation patients was more likely to reach the standard than that of ambulance patients (OR = 2.601, 95% CI 1.326-5.100, P = 0.005). The Cox proportional hazards model analysis revealed that for ambulance patients, the time spent at each key treatment time point is shorter, leading to lower in-hospital mortality rate (HR0.512, 95% CI 0.302-0.868, P = 0.013) compared to patients admitted by other means. We found that direct arrival of STEMI patients to the PCI hospital via ambulance at the onset of the disease significantly reduces the S-to-FMC time, FMC-to-ECG time, D-to-W time, and catheterization room activation time compared to patients who self-present. This admission mode enhances the likelihood of meeting the benchmark standards for each time metric, consequently enhancing patient outcomes.
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- Qing Wang
- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
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KalaBarathi S, Aarthi K, Kavitha M, Jagadeeswari J. Symptom Presentation of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND BIOALLIED SCIENCES 2024; 16:S3018. [PMID: 39346435 PMCID: PMC11426612 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_585_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024] Open
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- S KalaBarathi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Schmitz T, Harmel E, Raake P, Freuer D, Kirchberger I, Heier M, Peters A, Linseisen J, Meisinger C. Association Between Acute Myocardial Infarction Symptoms and Short- and Long-term Mortality After the Event. Can J Cardiol 2024; 40:1355-1366. [PMID: 38278322 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study, we investigated various acute myocardial infarction (AMI) symptoms and their associations with short-term (28 day) and long-term mortality. METHODS The analysis was based on 5900 patients, aged 25 to 84 years, with first-time AMI recorded by the population-based Myocardial Infarction Registry Augsburg between 2010 and 2017. Median follow-up time was 3.8 years (interquartile range: 1.1-6.3). As part of a face-to-face interview, the presence (yes/no) of 11 most common AMI symptoms at the acute event was assessed. Using multivariable-adjusted logistic regression and Cox regression models, the association between various symptoms and all-cause mortality was investigated. P values of the regression models were false discovery rate adjusted. RESULTS Pain in various body parts (chest pain, left and right shoulder/arm/hand, between shoulder blades), sweating, nausea/vomiting, dizziness and fear of death/feeling of annihilation were significantly associated with a decreased 28-day mortality after AMI. The pain symptoms and sweating were also significantly associated with a decreased long-term mortality. Shortness of breath was significantly associated with a higher long-term mortality. CONCLUSIONS The absence of several symptoms, including typical chest discomfort (chest pain or retrosternal pressure/tightness), is associated with unfavourable outcomes after AMI. This finding has implications for patient management and public health measures designed to encourage appropriate and prompt medical consultation of patients with atypical AMI symptoms.
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- Timo Schmitz
- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- University Hospital of Augsburg, KORA Study Centre, Augsburg, Germany; Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany; Chair of Epidemiology, Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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Perona M, Cooklin A, Thorpe C, O’Meara P, Rahman MA. Symptomology, Outcomes and Risk Factors of Acute Coronary Syndrome Presentations without Cardiac Chest Pain: A Scoping Review. Eur Cardiol 2024; 19:e12. [PMID: 39081484 PMCID: PMC11287626 DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2023.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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For patients experiencing acute coronary syndrome, early symptom recognition is paramount; this is challenging without chest pain presentation. The aims of this scoping review were to collate definitions, proportions, symptoms, risk factors and outcomes for presentations without cardiac chest pain. Full-text peer reviewed articles covering acute coronary syndrome symptoms without cardiac chest pain were included. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus and Embase were systematically searched from 2000 to April 2023 with adult and English limiters; 41 articles were selected from 2,954. Dyspnoea was the most reported (n=39) and most prevalent symptom (11.6-72%). Neurological symptoms, fatigue/weakness, nausea/ vomiting, atypical chest pain and diaphoresis were also common. Advancing age appeared independently associated with presentations without cardiac chest pain; however, findings were mixed regarding other risk factors (sex and diabetes). Patients without cardiac chest pain had worse outcomes: increased mortality, morbidity, greater prehospital and intervention delays and suboptimal use of guideline driven care. There is a need for structured data collection, analysis and interpretation.
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- Meriem Perona
- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe UniversityVictoria, Australia
- Ambulance VictoriaMelbourne, Australia
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- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe UniversityVictoria, Australia
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- Department of Paramedicine, Monash UniversityMelbourne, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University AustraliaMelbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Public Health, Universitas AirlanggaSurabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health SciencesDhaka, Bangladesh
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Tegg NL, Ahmed SB, Southern DA, Shlakhter O, Norris CM. Myocardial Infarction Within 30 Days of Discharge From an Emergency Department: A Descriptive Study of Albertan Women. CJC Open 2024; 6:355-361. [PMID: 38487066 PMCID: PMC10935690 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of premature death for Canadian women, which may be due partly to a lack of awareness of the presentation of acute coronary events in emergency departments (EDs). To address an identified gap in women's cardiovascular care, we sought to describe the clinical and comorbid factors of women who, following discharge from an ED, suffered a myocardial infarction (MI). Methods Descriptive analyses were completed on a cohort of women who presented to an ED in Alberta, Canada, between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2020, were discharged, and within 30 days of their index ED visit, were admitted to the hospital with an MI. The cohort was explored for clinical and comorbid data, ED visits pre-MI, type of MI, and presenting complaint/ primary diagnosis for the index ED visit. Results 1380 women were included in this analysis with a mean age of 67 (standard deviation ±13) years. The frequencies of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia among the youngest women, aged 18-45 years, were 47.5%, 31.3%, and 48.8%, respectively. Women across all ages demonstrated a high prevalence of traditional CVD risk factors, and 22% of women presented to an ED 2 or more times within the 30 days pre-MI. Conclusions Regardless of their age, the women in this cohort had notable CVD risk factors. Future research is required to better understand the phenomenon of women presenting multiple times to an ED pre-MI. Research is needed on life-stage-specific factors of women presenting to EDs pre-MI, to help reduce MI incidence.
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- Nicole L. Tegg
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- O’Brien Institute of Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Heart Health and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Parry M, Owadally T, O’Hara A, Nickerson N, Hart D. Community- and Patient-Partner Engagement in Women's Cardiovascular Disease Research: A Rapid Review of the Evidence. CJC Open 2024; 6:485-502. [PMID: 38487065 PMCID: PMC10935688 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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The primary objective of this rapid review is to describe community-partner and patient-partner engagement in women's cardiovascular disease (CVD) research. Secondary objectives are to: (i) describe the phase of the research in which community and patient partners were engaged; (ii) define the level of engagement at each research phase; and (iii) make recommendations for future engagement of community and/or patient partners in women's CVD research. Rapid review guidelines recommended by the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group and Tricco et al. were used to search 5 databases using medical subject headings (MeSH) and/or keywords. Participants included women (cis and trans) aged > 18 years who had ischemic heart disease, heart failure, or stroke. A risk of bias assessment was not undertaken. Findings are summarized and/or clustered as community-based participatory research, or patient-oriented and/or patient-partner research. Our search yielded 39,998 titles and abstracts. Of these, 35 were included in a final narrative synthesis, comprising data from 474 community and/or patient partners, including 417 (88%) women. Over 85% of community partners collaborated in the design and/or planning and implementation of women's CVD research; most originated in the US; only one originated in Canada. Most patient-oriented and patient-partner research originated in Canada. However, less than 50% of patient partners collaborated in any phase of research. Sex, gender, race, and ethnicity were rarely reported. Results suggest negligible community and inadequate patient-oriented and/or patient-partner engagement in women's CVD research in Canada. Improved CVD outcomes for women may be achieved with better community- and patient-partner collaboration across all phases of research, genders, race, and ethnicities.
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- Monica Parry
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Patient Partner, Milton, Ontario, Canada
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Tegg NL, Desmarais OH, Lindsay MP, McDermott S, Mulvagh SL, Desbiens MM, Norris CM. A Survey of Female-Specific Cardiovascular Protocols in Emergency Departments in Canada. CJC Open 2023; 5:107-111. [PMID: 36880067 PMCID: PMC9984888 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death for women. However, systematic inequalities exist in how women experience clinical cardiovascular (CV) policies, programs, and initiatives. Methods In collaboration with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, a question regarding female-specific CV protocols in an emergency department (ED), or an inpatient or ambulatory care area of a healthcare site was sent via e-mail to 450 healthcare sites in Canada. Contacts at these sites were established through the larger initiative-the Heart Failure Resources and Services Inventory-conducted by the foundation. Results Responses were received from 282 healthcare sites, with 3 sites confirming the use of a component of a female-specific CV protocol in the ED. Three sites noted using sex-specific troponin levels in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes; 2 of the sites are participants in the hs-cTn-Optimizing the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction/Injury in Women (CODE MI) trial. One site reported the integration of a female-specific CV protocol component into routine use. Conclusions We have identified an absence of female-specific CVD protocols in EDs that may be associated with the identified poorer outcomes in women impacted by CVD. Female-specific CV protocols may serve to increase equity and ensure that women with CV concerns have access to the appropriate care in a timely manner, thereby helping to mitigate some of the current adverse effects experienced by women who present to Canadian EDs with CV symptoms.
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- Nicole L Tegg
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Heart Health and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction as Described in Calls to Tele-Nurses and in Questionnaires: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2023; 38:150-157. [PMID: 36156094 PMCID: PMC9924961 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patient-reported symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (MI) may be affected by recall bias depending on when and where symptoms are assessed. AIM The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of patients' symptom description in more detail before and within 24 hours after a confirmed MI diagnosis. METHODS A convergent parallel mixed-methods design was used to examine symptoms described in calls between the tele-nurse and the patient compared with symptoms selected by the patient from a questionnaire less than 24 hours after hospital admission. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately and then merged into a final interpretation. RESULTS Thirty patients (median age, 67.5 years; 20 men) were included. Chest pain was the most commonly reported symptom in questionnaires (24/30). Likewise, in 19 of 30 calls, chest pain was the first complaint mentioned, usually described together with the symptom onset. Expressions used to describe symptom quality were pain, pressure, discomfort, ache, cramp, tension, and soreness. Associated symptoms commonly described were pain or numbness in the arms, cold sweat, dyspnea, weakness, and nausea. Bodily sensations, such as feeling unwell or weak, were also described. Fear and tiredness were described in calls significantly less often than reported in questionnaires ( P = .01 and P = .02), whereas "other" symptoms were more often mentioned in calls compared with answers given in the questionnaire ( P = .02). Some symptoms expressed in the calls were not listed in the questionnaire, which expands the understanding of acute MI symptoms. The results showed no major inconsistencies between datasets. CONCLUSION Patients' MI symptom descriptions in tele-calls and those reported in questionnaires after diagnosis are comparable and convergent.
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Sarwar F, Crijns T, Ramtin S, Ring D, Reichel L, Fatehi A. Patient symptom exaggeration is associated with communication effectiveness and trust. PEC INNOVATION 2022; 1:100050. [PMID: 37213755 PMCID: PMC10194274 DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Objective Patients might exaggerate their symptoms in an attempt to align the clinician's views with their own. A person who sees potential benefit in symptom exaggeration might also experience less trust, more difficulty communicating, and lower satisfaction with their clinician. We asked if there was an association between patient rating of communication effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and patient trust with symptom exaggeration? Methods One hundred and thirty-two patients in four orthopaedic offices completed surveys including demographics, Communication-Effectiveness-Questionnaire (CEQ-6), Negative-Pain-Thoughts-Questionnaire (NPTQ-4), a Guttman-style satisfaction question, PROMIS Depression, and Stanford Trust in Physician. Patients were randomly assigned to answer three questions about symptom exaggeration for two scenarios: 1) their own exaggeration during the just-completed visit or 2) the average person's tendency to exaggerate. Results In multivariable analysis, lower ratings of communication effectiveness were associated with greater symptom exaggeration (p=0.002), while an annual household income>$100,000 (p=0.033) was associated with higher ratings. Higher rating of satisfaction was associated with lower education attained (p=0.004). Greater trust was associated with lower personal exaggeration (p=0.002). Conclusion The relationship between greater exaggeration and lower ratings of communication effectiveness and trust suggests that symptom descriptions that seem more intense or diffuse than expected may indicate opportunities for more effective communication and trust. Innovation Patient experience can be improved by training clinicians to identify symptom exaggeration as a signal that the patient does not feel heard and understood and a cue to return to communication strategies that build trust.
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- Corresponding author at: 1501 Red River St. Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Shen C, Li C, Wang J, Yin J, Lou P, Wang Z, Lu Y, Yang Y, Li M, Chen M. In-depth look into urban and rural disparities in prehospital delay in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and its impact on prognosis: a prospective observational study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063795. [PMID: 36396304 PMCID: PMC9677036 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES In line with the cardiac fast track, the 'green pathway for patients with heart attack' policy in China is implemented to reduce door-to-balloon time in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the difference in prehospital delay between urban and rural areas of China and its impact on prognosis is unclear. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING This study was conducted in a tertiary hospital, the only nationally accredited chest pain centre with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capacity in Pizhou, China. PARTICIPANTS 394 patients with STEMI without patients with in-hospital STEMI or patients lost to follow-up were included. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and heart failure. RESULTS Among 394 patients enrolled, 261 (66.2%) were men, the median age was 69 years (interquartile range: 61-77 years), and 269 (68.3%) were from rural areas. Symptom-to-door (S2D) time was significantly longer for rural patients than for urban patients (p<0.001). Cox regression analyses revealed living in rural areas was independently associated with prolonged S2D time (adjusted HR 0.59; 95% CI 0.43 to 0.81; p=0.001). HR of <1 indicates that the S2D time is longer for patients in the rural group (group of interest). During 1-year follow-up, the incidence of MACEs was higher in rural patients (p=0.008). The unadjusted OR for MACEs between rural and urban patients was 2.22 (95% CI 1.22 to 4.01). Adjusting for sex did not attenuate the association (OR 2.06; 95% CI 1.13 to 3.76), but after further adjusting for age, cardiac function classification, S2D time and performance of primary PCI, we found that odds were similar for rural and urban patients (OR 1.19; 95% CI 0.59 to 2.38). CONCLUSIONS Rural patients with STEMI had a longer S2D time, which led to a higher incidence of MACEs. This study provides rationales for taking all the measures to avoid prehospital delay.
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- Changxian Shen
- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Chest Pain Center, The Pizhou Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Pizhou Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Control and Prevention of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Parry M, Van Spall HG, Mullen KA, Mulvagh SL, Pacheco C, Colella TJ, Clavel MA, Jaffer S, Foulds HJ, Grewal J, Hardy M, Price JA, Levinsson AL, Gonsalves CA, Norris CM. The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Chapter 6: Sex- and Gender-Specific Diagnosis and Treatment. CJC Open 2022; 4:589-608. [PMID: 35865023 PMCID: PMC9294990 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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This chapter summarizes the sex- and gender-specific diagnosis and treatment of acute/unstable presentations and nacute/stable presentations of cardiovascular disease in women. Guidelines, scientific statements, systematic reviews/meta-analyses, and primary research studies related to diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), valvular heart disease, and heart failure in women were reviewed. The evidence is summarized as a narrative, and when available, sex- and gender-specific practice and research recommendations are provided. Acute coronary syndrome presentations and emergency department delays are different in women than they are in men. Coronary angiography remains the gold-standard test for diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease. Other diagnostic imaging modalities for ischemic heart disease detection (eg, positron emission tomography, echocardiography, single-photon emission computed tomography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, coronary computed tomography angiography) have been shown to be useful in women, with their selection dependent upon both the goal of the individualized assessment and the testing resources available. Noncontrast computed tomography and computed tomography angiography are used to diagnose stroke in women. Although sex-specific differences appear to exist in the efficacy of standard treatments for diverse presentations of acute coronary syndrome, many cardiovascular drugs and interventions tested in clinical trials were not powered to detect sex-specific differences, and knowledge gaps remain. Similarly, although knowledge is evolving about sex-specific difference in the management of valvular heart disease, and heart failure with both reduced and preserved ejection fraction, current guidelines are lacking in sex-specific recommendations, and more research is needed.
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- Monica Parry
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Research Institute of St. Joe’s, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Hôpital Pierre-Boucher, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec— Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Biology, Bias, or Both? The Contribution of Sex and Gender to the Disparity in Cardiovascular Outcomes Between Women and Men. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2022; 24:701-708. [PMID: 35773564 PMCID: PMC9399064 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-022-01046-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpose of Review Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide for both men and women. However, CVD is understudied, underdiagnosed, and undertreated in women. This bias has resulted in women being disproportionately affected by CVD when compared to men. The aim of this narrative review is to explore the contribution of sex and gender on CVD outcomes in men and women and offer recommendations for researchers and clinicians. Recent Findings Evidence demonstrates that there are sex differences (e.g., menopause and pregnancy complications) and gender differences (e.g., socialization of gender) that contribute to the inequality in risk, presentation, and treatment of CVD in women. Summary To start addressing the CVD issues that disproportionately impact women, it is essential that these sex and gender differences are addressed through educating health care professionals on gender bias; offering patient-centered care and programs tailored to women’s needs; and conducting inclusive health research.
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Granström J, Lantz P, Lidin M, Wahlström M, Nymark C. Perceptions of delay when afflicted by an acute myocardial infarction during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022; 22:89-97. [PMID: 35672906 PMCID: PMC9214185 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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AIMS To describe the perceptions of delay in medical care-seeking, when afflicted by an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the first wave of the pandemic. METHODS AND RESULTS A qualitative descriptive study with an inductive approach. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted, analysed by qualitative content analysis with a manifest approach. One category and six sub-categories emerged. The decision was reached when the health threat was perceived as critical, which made the earlier thoughts of the pandemic fade away. The risk of infection during medical visits caused fear of contracting the disease. This resulted in hesitation, neglect of symptoms, and avoidance of healthcare visits. Following recommendations from authorities and media about personal responsibility was motivated by fear, affecting the care-seeking. CONCLUSION It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic raised the threshold for deciding to seek medical care when presenting with an AMI. The pandemic led to increased patient delay due to several reasons among which fear of contracting the disease was prominent. The emotion of fear was related to the external threat to one's own health, due to COVID-19, and not fear of symptoms related to an AMI. The media reporting the healthcare system as overloaded increased insecurity and may have had an influence on delay.
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- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Department of Cardiology, Norrbacka S3:00, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden,Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden,Department for Health Promoting Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Corresponding author. Tel: +46 72 5955887, Fax: +46 8 51772610,
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Pacheco C, Mullen KA, Coutinho T, Jaffer S, Parry M, Van Spall HG, Clavel MA, Edwards JD, Sedlak T, Norris CM, Dhukai A, Grewal J, Mulvagh SL. The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Chapter 5: Sex- and Gender-Unique Manifestations of Cardiovascular Disease. CJC Open 2022; 4:243-262. [PMID: 35386135 PMCID: PMC8978072 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This Atlas chapter summarizes sex- and some gender-associated, and unique aspects and manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. CVD is the primary cause of premature death in women in Canada and numerous sex-specific differences related to symptoms and pathophysiology exist. A review of the literature was done to identify sex-specific differences in symptoms, pathophysiology, and unique manifestations of CVD in women. Although women with ischemic heart disease might present with chest pain, the description of symptoms, delay between symptom onset and seeking medical attention, and prodromal symptoms are often different in women, compared with men. Nonatherosclerotic causes of angina and myocardial infarction, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection are predominantly identified in women. Obstructive and nonobstructive coronary artery disease, aortic aneurysmal disease, and peripheral artery disease have worse outcomes in women compared with men. Sex differences exist in valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is more often diagnosed in women, who experience better survival after a heart failure diagnosis. Stroke might occur across the lifespan in women, who are at higher risk of stroke-related disability and age-specific mortality. Sex- and gender-unique differences exist in symptoms and pathophysiology of CVD in women. These differences must be considered when evaluating CVD manifestations, because they affect management and prognosis of cardiovascular conditions in women.
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- Christine Pacheco
- Hôpital Pierre-Boucher, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Ericsson M, Thylén I, Strömberg A, Ängerud KH, Moser DK, Sederholm Lawesson S. Factors associated with patient decision time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, in early and late responders-an observational cross-sectional survey study. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022; 21:694-701. [PMID: 35165735 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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AIMS A short time span from symptom onset to reperfusion is imperative in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with patient decision time for seeking care in STEMI, particularly how symptoms were experienced and affected patient response. METHODS AND RESULTS A multicentre cross-sectional self-report survey study was completed at five Swedish hospitals representing geographic diversity. The 521 patients were divided into three groups based on their time to respond to symptoms: early (<20 min), intermediate (20-90 min), and late responders (>90 min). Only one out of five patients both responded early and called an ambulance within 20 min. Believing symptoms were cardiac in origin [odds ratio (OR) 2.60], male sex (OR 2.40), left anterior descending artery as culprit artery (OR 1.77), and bystanders calling an ambulance (OR 4.32) were factors associated with early response and correct action. Associated symptoms such as dyspnoea (OR 1.67) and weakness (OR 1.65) were associated with an early action (<20 min), while chest pain was not independently associated with response time. Cold sweat (OR 0.61) prevented late care-seeking behaviour as did a high symptom burden (OR 0.86). CONCLUSION Misinterpretation of symptoms delays correct care-seeking behaviour because patient expectations may not be aligned with the experience when stricken by Myocardial infarction. Therefore, it is imperative to continuously enhance public awareness in correct symptom recognition and appropriate care-seeking behaviour and to make efforts to educate individuals at risk for STEMI as well as their next of kin.
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- Maria Ericsson
- Department of Cardiology, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Health, Medical and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Health, Medical and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Health, Medical and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Cardiology, Heart Centre, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Health, Medical and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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Schamroth Pravda N, Karny-Rahkovich O, Shiyovich A, Schamroth Pravda M, Rapeport N, Vaknin-Assa H, Eisen A, Kornowski R, Porter A. Coronary Artery Disease in Women: A Comprehensive Appraisal. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10204664. [PMID: 34682787 PMCID: PMC8541551 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10204664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant cause of illness and death amongst women. The pathophysiology, manifestations, and outcomes of CVD and CAD differ between sexes. These sex differences remain under-recognized. The aim of this review is to highlight and raise awareness of the burden and unique aspects of CAD in women. It details the unique pathophysiology of CAD in women, cardiovascular risk factors in women (both traditional and sex-specific), the clinical presentation of CAD in women, and the range of disease in obstructive and non-obstructive CAD in women.
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- Nili Schamroth Pravda
- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +972-544476243
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel; (O.K.-R.); (A.S.); (H.V.-A.); (A.E.); (R.K.); (A.P.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
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Parry M, Bjørnnes AK, Harrington M, Duong M, El Ali S, O’Hara A, Clarke H, Cooper L, Hart D, Harvey P, Lalloo C, McFetridge-Durdle J, McGillion MH, Norris C, Pilote L, Price J, Stinson J, Watt-Watson J. “Her Heart Matters”—Making Visible the Cardiac Pain Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities and Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study. CJC Open 2021; 4:214-222. [PMID: 35198939 PMCID: PMC8843888 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Women with physical disabilities are faced with challenges in many aspects of life—education, work, income, relationships, as well as their general health. These women are at a greater risk of developing heart disease. This study aimed to explore the cardiac pain experiences of women with physical disabilities and heart disease within a Canadian healthcare context. Methods In this qualitative study, 8 women with physical disabilities and heart disease from across Canada were interviewed. They were asked about their pre-, peri-, and post-diagnostic experiences in the Canadian healthcare system. Transcripts of the interviews were analyzed using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach inspired by Ricoeur. Results Two main themes were uncovered in the analysis of the transcripts, as follows: (i) the diagnostic journey; and (ii) life with cardiac symptoms and a disability. The women indicated that they had experienced difficulties in utilizing the Canadian healthcare system prior to receiving a cardiac diagnosis, including long waitlists, expensive and unreliable transport, issues with accessibility, and dealing with providers’ attitudinal barriers regarding disability. Receiving a diagnosis was challenging due to poor relationships with healthcare providers; however, having a same-sex provider seemed essential to receiving adequate care. Self-managing a disability and heart disease had significant physical and psychological impact, which was lightened by financial and social supports, modified lifestyle choices, and self-advocacy. Conclusions Women with physical disabilities are often forgotten in discussions encompassing equity and inclusion. The participants’ experiences offer insight into what changes are needed within the Canadian healthcare system in order to improve outcomes for these women.
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Fålun N, Langørgen J, Fridlund B, Pettersen T, Rotevatn S, Norekvål TM. Patients' reflections on prehospital symptom recognition and timely treatment of myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021; 20:526-533. [PMID: 33580773 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AIMS Early treatment is crucial to successful therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Prehospital delay is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is little empirical evidence of patients' reflections on prehospital symptoms of MI and timely treatment at the time of discharge from hospital. To explore patients' reflections on prehospital symptoms of MI and their experiences of interaction with local hospitals, general practitioners, and laypersons. METHODS AND RESULTS An inductive explorative design with a qualitative method approach was used to conduct in-depth interviews of patients after confirmed MI. Twenty patients were purposefully selected based on age and gender. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted prior to hospital discharge. The interviews were organized around a set of predetermined, open-ended questions, transcribed verbatim and analysed using qualitative content analysis. There were patients who acted upon severe symptoms of MI by seeking medical assistance. Patients commonly experienced that the time from the onset of symptoms to treatment posed a transitional challenge. They did not take subtle signs of MI seriously; they underestimated symptoms of MI and delayed seeking medical assistance. Patients frequently experienced that healthcare professionals did not take them seriously, as they struggled to gain access to healthcare services. CONCLUSION This study highlights patients' unique experiences of the pathway from symptom onset to confirmed MI. Severe chest pain is associated with MI and triggers an immediate need for care. However, patients often underestimated moderate chest pain or subtle signs and symptoms of MI. Existing knowledge gaps concerning the misinterpretation of symptoms in primary care need to be addressed in order to reduce this clinical challenge.
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- Nina Fålun
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, NO-5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, NO-5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, NO-5021 Bergen, Norway.,Centre of Interprofessional Collaboration within Emergency care (CISE), Linnaeus University, 35195 Växjö, Sweden
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, NO-5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, NO-5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, NO-5021 Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies veg 87, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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Temporal association of contamination obsession on the prehospital delay of STEMI during COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med 2021; 43:134-141. [PMID: 33561622 PMCID: PMC7847738 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.01.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background One of the modifiable risk factors for ST elevation myocardial infarction is prehospital delay. The purpose of our study was to look at the effect of contamination contamination obsession on prehospital delay compared with other measurements during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method A total of 139 patients with acute STEMI admitted to our heart center from 20 March 2020 to 20 June 2020 were included in this study. If the time interval between the estimated onset of symptoms and admission to the emergency room was >120 min, it was considered as a prehospital delay. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Padua Inventory-Washington State University Revision (PI-WSUR) test were used to assess Contamination-Obbsessive compulsive disorder (C-OCD). Result The same period STEMI count compared to the previous year decreased 25%. The duration of symptoms onset to hospital admission was longer in the first month compared to second and third months (180 (120–360), 120 (60–180), and 105 (60–180), respectively; P = 0.012). Multivariable logistic regression (model-2) was used to examine the association between 7 candidate predictors (age, gender, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, smoking, pain-onset time, and coronary artery disease (CAD) history), PI-WSUR C-OCD, and admission month with prehospital delay. Among variables, PI-WSUR C-OCD and admission month were independently associated with prehospital delay (OR 5.36 (2.11–13.61) (P = 0.01); 0.26 (0.09–0.87) p < 0.001] respectively]. Conclusion Our study confirmed that contamination obsession was associated with prehospital delay of STEMI patients, however anxiety and depression level was not associated during the pandemic.
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DeVon HA, Daya MR, Knight E, Brecht ML, Su E, Zegre-Hemsey J, Mirzaei S, Frisch S, Rosenfeld AG. Unusual Fatigue and Failure to Utilize EMS Are Associated With Prolonged Prehospital Delay for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome. Crit Pathw Cardiol 2020; 19:206-212. [PMID: 33009074 PMCID: PMC7669539 DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rapid reperfusion reduces infarct size and mortality for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but efficacy is time dependent. The aim of this study was to determine if transportation factors and clinical presentation predicted prehospital delay for suspected ACS, stratified by final diagnosis (ACS vs. no ACS). METHODS A heterogeneous sample of emergency department (ED) patients with symptoms suggestive of ACS was enrolled at 5 US sites. Accelerated failure time models were used to specify a direct relationship between delay time and variables to predict prehospital delay by final diagnosis. RESULTS Enrolled were 609 (62.5%) men and 366 (37.5%) women, predominantly white (69.1%), with a mean age of 60.32 (±14.07) years. Median delay time was 6.68 (confidence interval 1.91, 24.94) hours; only 26.2% had a prehospital delay of 2 hours or less. Patients presenting with unusual fatigue [time ratio (TR) = 1.71, P = 0.002; TR = 1.54, P = 0.003, respectively) or self-transporting to the ED experienced significantly longer prehospital delay (TR = 1.93, P < 0.001; TR = 1.71, P < 0.001, respectively). Predictors of shorter delay in patients with ACS were shoulder pain and lightheadedness (TR = 0.65, P = 0.013 and TR = 0.67, P = 0.022, respectively). Predictors of shorter delay for patients ruled out for ACS were chest pain and sweating (TR = 0.071, P = 0.025 and TR = 0.073, P = 0.032, respectively). CONCLUSION Patients self-transporting to the ED had prolonged prehospital delays. Encouraging the use of EMS is important for patients with possible ACS symptoms. Calling 911 can be positively framed to at-risk patients and the community as having advanced care come to them because EMS capabilities include 12-lead ECG acquisition and possibly high-sensitivity troponin assays.
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- Holli A. DeVon
- University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing, Portland, OR, USA
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- University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of California Los Angeles, Department of Biostatistics, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Stain N, Cheshire A, Ross C, Ridge D. An Exploration of the help-seeking experiences of patients in an allied professions-led rapid access chest pain pathway: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e040468. [PMID: 33444203 PMCID: PMC7678391 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE A number of studies have explored delayed help-seeking practices for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and have indentified multiple intersecting factors which may play a role, for example, attributing symptoms, age, gender, ethnicity and contextual influences. However, the pathway to diagnosis for suspected coronary heart disease (CHD) symptoms in a rapid access chest pain clinic (RACPC) context is underexplored. The objective of this study was to examine patients' help-seeking experiences of accessing RACPC services, from the point at which they notice and interpret symptoms, to their decision to seek help from their general practitioner. DESIGN Qualitative study. SETTING Interviews were conducted in the RACPC at Queen Mary's Roehampton Hospital, London, UK. PARTICIPANTS Maximum variation sampling was used to recruit 30 participants (15 men and 15 women) referred to a RACPC, using sampling dimensions of age, ethnicity and occupation. METHODS Semi-structured interviews focussed on the patient experience of their pathway to the RACPC. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview data. RESULTS Participant interpretation of symptoms was shaped by multiple influences; reluctance to seek help contributed to delay; various factors acted as drivers as well as barriers to help-seeking; and GP referrals to RACPC were based on symptoms as well as patients' need for reassurance. CONCLUSION We found complex issues shaped the patient's decision-making when accessing the RACPC, including making sense of symptoms and help-seeking practices. These findings can be used to develop health promotion literature to encourage early help-seeking and improve RACPC services.
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- Nolan Stain
- Cardiac Physiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK
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- The Office of Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England, London, UK
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK
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Birnbach B, Höpner J, Mikolajczyk R. Cardiac symptom attribution and knowledge of the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2020; 20:445. [PMID: 33054718 PMCID: PMC7557019 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-020-01714-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Since the knowledge of the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may reduce the decision time for patients to seek help in case of an AMI, we aimed to summarize evidence on the knowledge of the AMI symptoms and the symptom attribution in case of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS Therefore, we systematically searched the databases PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library for relevant studies published between January 1, 2008 and 2019 (last search August 1, 2019). RESULTS A total of 86 studies were included, with a composite sample size of 354,497 participants. The weighted mean of the knowledge scores for the symptoms of AMI of 14,420 participants from the general population, was 42.1% (when maximum score was considered 100%) and 69.5% for 7642 cardiac patients. There was a substantially better level of knowledge for six symptoms ('chest pain or discomfort', 'shortness of breath', 'pain or discomfort in arms or shoulders', 'feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint', 'pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back', and 'sweating') (49.8-88.5%) compared to the four less obvious/atypical symptoms 'stomach or abdominal discomfort', 'nausea or vomiting', 'headache', and 'feeling of anxiety' (8.7-36.7%). Only 45.1% of 14,843 patients, who experienced ACS, have correctly attributed their symptoms to a cardiac cause. CONCLUSION In conclusion, we found a moderate to good knowledge of "classic" and insufficient knowledge of less obvious symptoms of AMI. This might suggest that increasing knowledge about less obvious symptoms of AMI could be beneficial. It appears also important to address cardiac attribution of symptoms.
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- Benedikt Birnbach
- Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Psychological and cognitive factors related to prehospital delay in acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 108:103613. [PMID: 32473396 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND In acute coronary syndrome the time elapsed between the start of symptoms and the moment the patient receives treatment is an important determinant of survival and subsequent recovery. However, many patients do not receive treatment as quickly as recommended, mostly due to substantial prehospital delays such as waiting to seek medical attention after symptoms have started. OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis of the relationship between nine frequently investigated psychological and cognitive factors and prehospital delay. DESIGN A protocol was preregistered in PROSPERO [CRD42018094198] and a systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. DATA SOURCES The following databases were searched for quantitative articles published between 1997 and 2019: Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, Psych Info, PAIS, and Open grey. REVIEW METHODS Study risk of bias was assessed with the NIH Quality Assessment Tool for Observational, Cohort, and Cross-Sectional Studies. A best evidence synthesis was performed to summarize the findings of the included studies. RESULTS Forty-eight articles, reporting on 57 studies from 23 countries met the inclusion criteria. Studies used very diverse definitions of prehospital delay and analytical practices, which precluded meta-analysis. The best evidence synthesis indicated that there was evidence that patients who attributed their symptoms to a cardiac event (n = 37), perceived symptoms as serious (n = 24), or felt anxiety in response to symptoms (n = 15) reported shorter prehospital delay, with effect sizes indicating important clinical differences (e.g., 1.5-2 h shorter prehospital delay). In contrast, there was limited evidence for a relationship between prehospital delay and knowledge of symptoms (n = 18), concern for troubling others (n = 18), fear (n = 17), or embarrassment in asking for help (n = 14). CONCLUSIONS The current review shows that symptom attribution to cardiac events and some degree of perceived threat are fundamental to speed up help-seeking. In contrast, social concerns and barriers in seeking medical attention (embarrassment or concern for troubling others) may not be as important as initially thought. The current review also shows that the use of very diverse methodological practices strongly limits the integration of evidence into meaningful recommendations. We conclude that there is urgent need for common guidelines for prehospital delay study design and reporting.
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Maor E, Abend Y, Ganem D, Kusniec F, Grosman-Rimon L, Elbaz-Greener G, Carasso S, Lerman A, Amir O. Sex Disparities in First Medical Contact of Patients with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Using Telemedicine Technology. Telemed J E Health 2020; 26:411-418. [DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Elad Maor
- Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
- SHL Telemedicine Ltd., Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiovascular Institute, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya and The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Parry M, Dhukai A, Clarke H, Bjørnnes AK, Cafazzo JA, Cooper L, Harvey P, Katz J, Lalloo C, Leegaard M, Légaré F, Lovas M, McFetridge-Durdle J, McGillion M, Norris C, Parente L, Patterson R, Pilote L, Pink L, Price J, Stinson J, Uddin A, Victor JC, Watt-Watson J, Auld C, Faubert C, Park D, Park M, Rickard B, DeBonis VS. Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033092. [PMID: 32156763 PMCID: PMC7064127 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION More women experience cardiac pain related to coronary artery disease and cardiac procedures compared with men. The overall goal of this programme of research is to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention (HEARTPA♀N) to help women recognise and self-manage cardiac pain. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This protocol outlines the mixed methods strategy used for the development of the HEARTPA♀N content/core feature set (phase 2A), usability testing (phase 2B) and evaluation with a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) (phase 3). We are using the individual and family self-management theory, mobile device functionality and pervasive information architecture of mHealth interventions, and following a sequential phased approach recommended by the Medical Research Council to develop HEARTPA♀N. The phase 3 pilot RCT will enable us to refine the prototype, inform the methodology and calculate the sample size for a larger multisite RCT (phase 4, future work). Patient partners have been actively involved in setting the HEARTPA♀N research agenda, including defining patient-reported outcome measures for the pilot RCT: pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). As such, the guidelines for Inclusion of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trial Protocols (SPIRIT-PRO) are used to report the protocol for the pilot RCT (phase 3). Quantitative data (eg, demographic and clinical information) will be summarised using descriptive statistics (phases 2AB and 3) and a content analysis will be used to identify themes (phase 2AB). A process evaluation will be used to assess the feasibility of the implementation of the intervention and a preliminary efficacy evaluation will be undertaken focusing on the outcomes of pain and HRQoL (phase 3). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval was obtained from the University of Toronto (36415; 26 November 2018). We will disseminate knowledge of HEARTPA♀N through publication, conference presentation and national public forums (Café Scientifique), and through fact sheets, tweets and webinars. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03800082.
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- Monica Parry
- University of Toronto Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Pain Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Nursing, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Akershus, Norway
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- Médecine Familiale, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Wasser Pain Management Centre, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Patient Advisor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Norris CM, Yip CYY, Nerenberg KA, Clavel M, Pacheco C, Foulds HJA, Hardy M, Gonsalves CA, Jaffer S, Parry M, Colella TJF, Dhukai A, Grewal J, Price JAD, Levinsson ALE, Hart D, Harvey PJ, Van Spall HGC, Sarfi H, Sedlak TL, Ahmed SB, Baer C, Coutinho T, Edwards JD, Green CR, Kirkham AA, Srivaratharajah K, Dumanski S, Keeping‐Burke L, Lappa N, Reid RD, Robert H, Smith G, Martin‐Rhee M, Mulvagh SL. State of the Science in Women's Cardiovascular Disease: A Canadian Perspective on the Influence of Sex and Gender. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e015634. [PMID: 32063119 PMCID: PMC7070224 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Department of Medicine/Division of General Internal MedicineUniversity of CalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health AllianceOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Department of Medicine/Community Internal MedicineUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of NursingUniversity of TorontoOntarioCanada
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- University Health Network/Toronto Rehab Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation ProgramTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of NursingUniversity of TorontoOntarioCanada
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- Division of CardiologyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of NursingUniversity of TorontoOntarioCanada
- Women's College Research InstituteWomen's College HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Montreal Heart InstituteMontrealQuebecCanada
- Beaulieu‐Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics CentreMontrealQuebecCanada
- Faculty of MedicineUniversité de MontréalMontrealQuebecCanada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health AllianceOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health AllianceOttawaOntarioCanada
- Women's College Research Institute and Division of CardiologyDepartment of Medicine Women's College HospitalUniversity of TorontoOntarioCanada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health AllianceOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Leslie Diamond Women's Heart CentreVancouver General HospitalUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Medicine and Libin Cardiovascular InstituteUniversity of CalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Division of General Internal MedicineDepartment of MedicineMoncton HospitalDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and RehabilitationDivision of Cardiology and Canadian Women's Heart Health CentreUniversity of Ottawa Heart InstituteOttawaOntarioCanada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public HealthUniversity of Ottawa and University of Ottawa Heart InstituteOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of CanadaOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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- Division of General Internal MedicineDepartment of MedicineMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health AllianceOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and RehabilitationDivision of Cardiology and Canadian Women's Heart Health CentreUniversity of Ottawa Heart InstituteOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Canadian Women's Heart Health AllianceOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyKingston Health Sciences CentreQueen's UniversityKingstonOntarioCanada
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- Division of CardiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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Kalinauskiene E, Gerviene D, Bacharova L, Krivosikova Z, Naudziunas A. Differences in the Selvester QRS score after primary PCI strategy and conservative treatment for STEMI patients with negative T waves. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2019; 24:e12684. [PMID: 31368226 DOI: 10.1111/anec.12684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND According to current guidelines, the main indications for PCI in patients with STEMI are ST-segment deviations and defined time from the onset of symptoms. Negative T wave at admission can be a sign of prolonged ischemia or spontaneous reperfusion. In both situations, the urgent intervention is questionable. We evaluated the infarct size and in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients with negative T wave in cases of primary PCI strategy compared with conservative treatment. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 116 STEMI patients with negative T wave at the presenting ECG was performed. Sixty-eight patients (59%) underwent primary PCI strategy (PCI group), and 48 (41%) were treated conservatively (non-PCI group). The infarct size estimated by using the Selvester score, and in-hospital mortality were evaluated. RESULTS The difference between Selvester score values at admission and at discharge in the non-PCI group was statistically significant (1.48; 95% CI 0.694-2.27), while no significant difference was observed in the PCI group (-0.07; 95% CI -0.546-0.686). The in-hospital mortality was higher in the non-PCI group; however, the numbers were relatively small: PCI 2 (2.9%) and non-PCI 5 (10.4%). CONCLUSION In this study, we showed a reduction in the infarct size estimated by Selvester score in STEMI patients with negative T wave who were treated conservatively, while there was no significant change in the infarct size after primary PCI strategy. The higher mortality in patients treated conservatively could be attributed to higher age and comorbidities in the non-PCI group. It seems that conservative treatment strategy might be an option in STEMI patients with negative T wave.
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- Egle Kalinauskiene
- Department of Internal Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- International Laser Center, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Institute of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Björck L, Nielsen S, Jernberg T, Zverkova-Sandström T, Giang KW, Rosengren A. Absence of chest pain and long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Open Heart 2018; 5:e000909. [PMID: 30564376 PMCID: PMC6269644 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective Chest pain is the predominant symptom in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A lack of chest pain in patients with AMI is associated with higher in-hospital mortality, but whether this outcome is sustained throughout the first years after onset is unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate long-term mortality in patients hospitalised with AMI presenting with or without chest pain. Methods All AMI cases registered in the SWEDEHEART registry between 1996 and 2010 were included in the study. In total, we included 172 981 patients (33.5% women) with information on symptom presentation. Results Patients presenting without chest pain (12.7%) were older, more often women and had more comorbidities, prior medications and complications during hospitalisation than patients with chest pain. Short-term and long-term mortality rates were higher in patients without chest pain than in patients with chest pain: 30-day mortality, 945 versus 236/1000 person-years; 5-year mortality, 83 versus 21/1000 person-years in patients <65 years. In patients ≥65 years, 30-day mortality was 2294 versus 1140/1000 person-years; 5-year mortality, 259 versus 109/1000 person-years. In multivariable analysis, presenting without chest pain was associated with an overall 5-year HR of 1.85 (95% CI 1.81 to 1.89), with a stronger effect in younger compared with older patients, as well as in patients without prior AMI, heart failure, stroke, diabetes or hypertension. Conclusion Absence of chest pain in patients with AMI is associated with more complications and higher short-term and long-term mortality rates, particularly in younger patients, and in those without previous cardiovascular disease.
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- Lena Björck
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Sahgrenska University Hospital/Östra Sjukhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Sahgrenska University Hospital/Östra Sjukhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Meyer MR, Bernheim AM, Kurz DJ, O’Sullivan CJ, Tüller D, Zbinden R, Rosemann T, Eberli FR. Gender differences in patient and system delay for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: current trends in a Swiss ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction population. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2018; 8:283-290. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872618810410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background: Women with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) experience greater delays for percutaneous coronary intervention-facilitated reperfusion than men. Whether women and men benefit equally from current strategies to reduce ischaemic time and whether there are gender differences in factors determining delays is unclear. Methods: Patient delay (symptom onset to first medical contact) and system delay (first medical contact to percutaneous coronary intervention-facilitated reperfusion) were compared between women ( n=967) and men ( n=3393) in a Swiss STEMI treatment network. Trends from 2000 to 2016 were analysed, with additional comparisons between three time periods (2000–2005, 2006–2011 and 2012–2016). Factors predicting delays and hospital mortality were determined by multivariate regression modelling. Results: Female gender was independently associated with greater patient delay ( P=0.02 vs. men), accounting for a 12% greater total ischaemic time among women in 2012–2016 (median 215 vs. 192 minutes, P<0.001 vs. men). From 2000–2005 to 2012–2016, median system delay was reduced by 18 and 25 minutes in women and men, respectively ( P<0.0001 for trend, P=n.s. for gender difference). Total occlusion of the culprit artery, stent thrombosis, a Killip class of 3 or greater, and presentation during off-hours predicted delays in men, but not in women. A Killip class of 3 or greater and age, but not gender or delays, were independently associated with hospital mortality. Conclusions: STEMI-related ischaemic time in women remains greater than in men due to persistently greater patient delays. In contrast to men, clinical signs of ongoing chest discomfort do not predict delays in women, suggesting that female STEMI patients are less likely to attribute symptoms to a condition requiring urgent treatment.
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- Matthias R Meyer
- Division of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Parry M, Bjørnnes AK, Victor JC, Ayala AP, Lenton E, Clarke H, Harvey P, Lalloo C, McFetridge-Durdle J, McGillion MH, Price J, Stinson J, Watt-Watson J. Self-Management Interventions for Women With Cardiac Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Can J Cardiol 2018; 34:458-467. [PMID: 29477931 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac pain is considered the primary indicator of coronary artery disease (CAD). Existing reviews lack appropriate numbers of women or sex-based subgroup analyses, or both; thus, the benefits of self-management (women with cardiac pain actively participating in their own care and treatment) remain uncertain. METHODS Using methods described by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre at the Institute of Education, 7 databases were systematically searched to examine and synthesize the evidence on self-management interventions for women with cardiac pain and cardiac pain equivalents, such as fatigue, dyspnea, and exhaustion. RESULTS Our search yielded 22,402 article titles and abstracts. Of these, 57 randomized controlled trials were included in a final narrative synthesis, comprising data from 13,047 participants, including 5299 (41%) women. Self-management interventions targeting cardiac pain in women compared with a control population reduced (1) cardiac pain frequency and cardiac pain proportion (obstructive and nonobstructive CAD), (2) fatigue at 12 months, and (3) dyspnea at 2 months. There was no evidence of group differences in postprocedural (percutaneous coronary intervention or cardiac surgery) pain. Results indicated that self-management interventions for cardiac pain were more effective if they included a greater proportion of women (standardized mean difference [SMD], -0.01; standard error, 0.003; P = 0.02), goal setting (SMD, -0.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.49 to -0.03), and collaboration/support from health care providers (SMD, -0.57; 95% CI, -1.00 to -0.14). CONCLUSIONS The results of this review suggest that self-management interventions reduce cardiac pain and cardiac pain equivalents.
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- Monica Parry
- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Pain Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Parry M, Bjørnnes AK, Clarke H, Cooper L, Gordon A, Harvey P, Lalloo C, Leegaard M, LeFort S, McFetridge-Durdle J, McGillion M, O’Keefe-McCarthy S, Price J, Stinson J, Victor JC, Watt-Watson J. Self-management of cardiac pain in women: an evidence map. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e018549. [PMID: 29175891 PMCID: PMC5719283 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the current evidence related to the self-management of cardiac pain in women using the process and methodology of evidence mapping. DESIGN AND SETTING Literature search for studies that describe the self-management of cardiac pain in women greater than 18 years of age, managed in community, primary care or outpatient settings, published in English or a Scandinavian language between 1 January 1990 and 24 June 2016 using AMED, CINAHL, ERIC, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Proquest, PsychInfo, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, Swemed+, Web of Science, the Clinical Trials Registry, International Register of Controlled Trials, MetaRegister of Controlled Trials, theses and dissertations, published conference abstracts and relevant websites using GreyNet International, ISI proceedings, BIOSIS and Conference papers index. Two independent reviewers screened using predefined eligibility criteria. Included articles were classified according to study design, pain category, publication year, sample size, per cent women and mean age. INTERVENTIONS Self-management interventions for cardiac pain or non-intervention studies that described views and perspectives of women who self-managed cardiac pain. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES MEASURES Outcomes included those related to knowledge, self-efficacy, function and health-related quality of life. RESULTS The literature search identified 5940 unique articles, of which 220 were included in the evidence map. Only 22% (n=49) were intervention studies. Sixty-nine per cent (n=151) of the studies described cardiac pain related to obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), 2% (n=5) non-obstructive CAD and 15% (n=34) postpercutaneous coronary intervention/cardiac surgery. Most were published after 2000, the median sample size was 90 with 25%-100% women and the mean age was 63 years. CONCLUSIONS Our evidence map suggests that while much is known about the differing presentations of obstructive cardiac pain in middle-aged women, little research focused on young and old women, non-obstructive cardiac pain or self-management interventions to assist women to manage cardiac pain. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42016042806.
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- Monica Parry
- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Pain Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Pain Coalition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Hospital, Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hosp Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Sciences, BrockUniversity, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women’s College Hospital, Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Hosp Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Schröder SL, Fink A, Hoffmann L, Schumann N, Martin O, Frantz S, Richter M. Socioeconomic differences in the pathways to diagnosis of coronary heart disease: a qualitative study. Eur J Public Health 2017; 27:1055-1060. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ängerud KH, Sederholm Lawesson S, Isaksson RM, Thylén I, Swahn E. Differences in symptoms, first medical contact and pre-hospital delay times between patients with ST- and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2017; 8:201-207. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872617741734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aim: In ST-elevation myocardial infarction, time to reperfusion is crucial for the prognosis. Symptom presentation in myocardial infarction influences pre-hospital delay times but studies about differences in symptoms between patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction are sparse and inconclusive. The aim was to compare symptoms, first medical contact and pre-hospital delay times in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Methods and results: This multicentre, observational study included 694 myocardial infarction patients from five hospitals. The patients filled in a questionnaire about their pre-hospital experiences within 24 h of hospital admittance. Chest pain was the most common symptom in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (88.7 vs 87.0%, p=0.56). Patients with cold sweat (odds ratio 3.61, 95% confidence interval 2.29–5.70), jaw pain (odds ratio 2.41, 95% confidence interval 1.04–5.58), and nausea (odds ratio 1.70, 95% confidence interval 1.01–2.87) were more likely to present with ST-elevation myocardial infarction, whereas the opposite was true for symptoms that come and go (odds ratio 0.58, 95% confidence interval 0.38-0.90) or anxiety (odds ratio 0.52, 95% confidence interval 0.29–0.92). Use of emergency medical services was higher among patients admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The pre-hospital delay time from symptom onset to first medical contact was significantly longer in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (2:05 h vs 1:10 h, p=0.001). Conclusion: Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction differed from those with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction regarding symptom presentation, ambulance utilisation and pre-hospital delay times. This knowledge is important to be aware of for all healthcare personnel and the general public especially in order to recognise symptoms suggestive of ST-elevation myocardial infarction and when to decide if there is a need for an ambulance.
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- Karin H Ängerud
- Cardiology, Heart Centre, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
- Department of Research, Norrbotten County Council, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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McSweeney JC, Cleves MA, Fischer EP, Pettey CM, Beasley B. Using the McSweeney Acute and Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Symptom Survey to Predict the Occurrence of Short-Term Coronary Heart Disease Events in Women. Womens Health Issues 2017; 27:660-665. [PMID: 28830656 PMCID: PMC5694369 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few instruments capture symptoms that predict cardiac events in the short-term. This study examines the ability of the McSweeney Acute and Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Symptom Survey to predict acute cardiac events within 3 months of administration and to identify the prodromal symptoms most associated with short-term risk in women without known coronary heart disease. METHODS The McSweeney Acute and Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Symptom Survey was administered to 1,097 women referred to a cardiologist for initial coronary heart disease evaluation. Logistic regression models were used to examine prodromal symptoms individually and in combination to identify the subset of symptoms most predictive of an event within 3 months. RESULTS Fifty-one women had an early cardiac event. In bivariate analyses, 4 of 30 prodromal symptoms were significantly associated with event occurrence within 90 days. In adjusted analyses, women reporting arm pain or discomfort and unusual fatigue were more likely (OR, 4.67; 95% CI, 2.08-10.48) to have a cardiac event than women reporting neither. CONCLUSIONS The McSweeney Acute and Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Symptom Survey may assist in predicting short-term coronary heart disease events in women without known coronary heart disease.
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- Jean C McSweeney
- College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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- College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Center, for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, North Little Rock, Arkansas
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- College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Ammouri AA, Kamanyire JK, Abu Raddaha AH, Achora S, Obeidat AA. Another Chance at Life: Jordanian Patients' Experience of Going Through a Myocardial Infarction. Res Theory Nurs Pract 2017; 31:334-348. [PMID: 29137693 DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.31.4.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Myocardial infarction (MI) is a life-threatening health condition that has physical, spiritual, emotional, and social changes. Understanding feelings and thoughts of patients who suffered MI attacks is essential to recovery. Among Jordanian patients who suffered an acute attack of MI, the aim of the study was to describe the experiences and the varied meanings that they assign to their experiences. METHODS A qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological research design was used. Five participants were engaged in in-depth semistructured interviews. The participants were identified using a purposeful sampling technique, after being admitted at a coronary care unit in a university hospital located in Amman, the capital city of Jordan. The hospital provides a full range of cardiovascular medical and surgical care for patients admitted from different socioeconomic levels. Transcribed data were analyzed following inductive qualitative content analysis method. RESULTS The experience of MI was a traumatizing event characterized by life-threatening symptoms, and participants feared they would not come back home. However, cultural values and religiosity among the Jordanian patients played a major role in facilitating their positive coping during and after the MI attack. The participants' recount of their experience was summed-up into 5 major themes: frightening experience, needed support, religiosity, experiencing changes, and lifestyle modifications. After the MI attack, most of the participants felt that they had given another chance to live, showing a pressing need to make healthier lifestyle modifications to avoid another MI attack. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Health care workers should need not only pay attention on physical and physiological caring aspects but should also consider other patients' needs, while supporting the patients and their family members.
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Ouellet GM, Geda M, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Tinetti ME, Chaudhry SI. Prehospital Delay in Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The ComprehenSIVe Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2017; 65:2391-2396. [PMID: 29044463 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Timely administration of antiischemic therapies improves outcomes in individuals with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Prior literature on delays in AMI care has largely focused on in-hospital delay ("door to balloon" time). Our objective was to identify factors associated with prehospital delay in a contemporary national cohort of older adults with AMI. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of data from the ComprehenSIVe Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (SILVER-AMI) study, an observational study of older adults hospitalized for AMI. SETTING U.S. academic and community hospitals (N = 94). PARTICIPANTS Individuals aged 75 and older hospitalized for AMI (N = 2,500). MEASUREMENTS Prehospital delay was defined as symptom duration of 6 hours or longer before hospital presentation and was obtained according to participant or caregiver report during AMI hospitalization. Potential predictors of delay from demographic, clinical presentation, comorbid conditions, function, and social support domains were obtained through in-person assessment during the index hospitalization and medical record abstraction. RESULTS Nonwhite race (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.54, P = .002), atypical symptoms (aOR = 1.41, P = .001), and heart failure (HF) (aOR = 1.35, P = .006 for HF) were significantly associated with delay. CONCLUSION In contrast with younger AMI populations, female sex and diabetes mellitus were not associated with delay in this older cohort, but factors from other domains (nonwhite race, atypical symptoms, and HF) were significantly associated with delay. These results can be used to customize future public health efforts to encourage early presentation for older adults with AMI.
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- Gregory M Ouellet
- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Berman N, Jones MM, De Coster DA. 'Just like a normal pain', what do people with diabetes mellitus experience when having a myocardial infarction: a qualitative study recruited from UK hospitals. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e015736. [PMID: 28918410 PMCID: PMC5640147 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to investigate the symptoms people with diabetes experience when having a myocardial infarction (MI), their illness narrative and how they present their symptoms to the health service. SETTING Three London (UK) hospitals (coronary care units and medical wards). PARTICIPANTS Patients were recruited with diabetes mellitus (DM) (types 1 and 2) with a clinical presentation of MI (ST elevated MI (STEMI), non-ST elevated MI (NSTEMI), acute MI unspecified and cardiac arrest). A total of 43 participants were recruited, and 39 interviews met the study criteria and were analysed. They were predominantly male (n=30), aged 40-90 years and white British (18/39), and just over a half were from other ethnic groups. The majority had type 2 DM (n=35), 24 had an NSTEMI, 10 had an STEMI and five had other cardiac events. DEFINITIONS OF SELECTION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA A diagnosis of MI and DM and the ability to communicate enough English to complete the interview. Ward staff made a clinical judgement that the participant was post-treatment, clinically stable and well enough to participate. METHODS A qualitative study using taped and transcribed interviews analysed using a thematic analysis. RESULTS While most participants did experience chest pain, it was often not their most striking symptom. As their chest pain did not match their expectations of what a 'heart attack' should be, participants developed narratives to explain these symptoms, including the symptoms being effects of their DM ('hypos'), side effects of medication (oral hypoglycaemics) or symptoms (such as breathlessness and indigestion) related to other comorbidities, often leading to delays in seeking care. CONCLUSIONS While truly absent chest pain during MI among people with DM was rare in this study, patients' attenuated symptoms often led to delay in seeking attention, and this may result in delays in receiving treatment.
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- Nikita Berman
- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK
- Dept of Psychiatry,Swn-y-Gwynt Day Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK
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- Core Medical Trainee, Princess Royal University Hospital Bromley, King's College NHS Trust, Bromley, UK
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Li PW, Yu DS. Predictors of pre-hospital delay in Hong Kong Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2017; 17:75-84. [PMID: 28657336 DOI: 10.1177/1474515117718914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pre-hospital delay to seek care remains the most significant barrier for effective management of acute myocardial infarction. Many of the previous studies mainly took place in Western countries. Few data are available about the care-seeking behavior of Hong Kong Chinese. AIM The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of pre-hospital delay in care seeking among Hong Kong Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS Adult Chinese patients ( n=301) with a confirmed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were recruited from the cardiac units of three regional hospitals in Hong Kong. Various socio-demographic, clinical, symptom presentation characteristics and patient perceptual factors were considered as potential predictors. Multivariate analysis was conducted to identify the independent predictors with pre-hospital delay in care-seeking among acute myocardial infarction patients. RESULTS Perceived barriers to care seeking constituted the most significant predictor for longer pre-hospital delay in acute myocardial infarction patients. Female gender was also significant in predicting longer delay, whereas a greater extent of symptom congruence and a greater extent of typical symptom presentation were significantly associated with a shorter delay. The final model accounted for 49.6% of the variance in pre-hospital delay as a whole. CONCLUSION The most prominent predictors of pre-hospital delay are modifiable in nature, including the perceived barriers to care seeking and symptom congruence. Other sociodemographic and clinical factors also influence patients' decision. Although these are non-modifiable, our findings provide important insight for educating high-risk individuals.
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- Polly Wc Li
- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Luong C, Starovoytov A, Heydari M, Sedlak T, Aymong E, Saw J. Clinical presentation of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 89:1149-1154. [PMID: 28244197 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an infrequent but important cause of myocardial infarction (MI) especially in younger women. However, the clinical presentation and the acuity of symptoms prompting invasive management in SCAD patients have not been described. Understanding these presenting features may improve SCAD diagnosis and management. METHODS We reviewed SCAD patients who were prospectively followed at the Vancouver General Hospital SCAD Clinic. Their presenting symptoms and unstable features were obtained from detailed clinical histories and hospital admission documentation. Baseline characteristics, predisposing and precipitating conditions, angiographic findings, management strategies, in-hospital, and long-term events were recorded prospectively. RESULTS We included 196 SCAD patients who had complete documentation of their presenting symptoms. The majority were women (178/196; 90.8%) and all presented with MI (24.0% STEMI). The most frequent presenting symptom was chest discomfort, reported by 96%. Other symptoms included arm pain (49.5%), neck pain (22.1%), nausea or vomiting (23.4%), diaphoresis (20.9%), dyspnea (19.3%), and back pain (12.2%). Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation occurred in 8.1% (16/196), with 1.0% having cardiac arrest. The time from symptom onset to hospital presentation was 1.1 ± 3.0 days. NSTEMI patients had longer delay for coronary angiography compared with STEMI (2.0 ± 2.5 days vs. 0.8 ± 1.7 days, P = 0.002). Overall, 34.2% had unstable symptoms upon arrival for coronary angiography. Those with unstable symptoms were more likely to undergo repeat angiography (65.7% vs. 50.4%, P = 0.049), and repeat or unplanned revascularization (14.9% vs. 5.4%, P = 0.033) during acute hospitalization. CONCLUSION Chest discomfort was the most frequent presenting symptom with SCAD and one-third had unstable symptoms prompting urgent invasive angiography. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Christina Luong
- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Nielsen CGA, Laut KG, Jensen LO, Ravkilde J, Terkelsen CJ, Kristensen SD. Patient delay in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Time patterns and predictors for a prolonged delay. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2016; 6:583-591. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872616676570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
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Kirchberger I, Amann U, Heier M, Kuch B, Thilo C, Peters A, Meisinger C. Presenting symptoms, pre-hospital delay time and 28-day case fatality in patients with peripheral arterial disease and acute myocardial infarction from the MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2016; 24:265-273. [DOI: 10.1177/2047487316676123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Inge Kirchberger
- Central Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Epidemiology II, Germany
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- Central Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Epidemiology II, Germany
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- Central Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Epidemiology II, Germany
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- Hospital of Nördlingen, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Germany
- Central Hospital of Augsburg, Department of Internal Medicine I – Cardiology, Germany
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- Central Hospital of Augsburg, Department of Internal Medicine I – Cardiology, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Epidemiology II, Germany
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- Central Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Epidemiology II, Germany
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Testing a Model to Reveal the Predictive Mechanism of Care-Seeking Decisions Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2016; 32:393-400. [PMID: 27281057 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extensive research has been conducted to examine the factors affecting care-seeking decisions in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Such a decision-making process is multifactorial, and its underlying mechanism is yet to be determined. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to test a theoretically integrated model to identify the mechanisms underlying patients' care-seeking decisions in the context of AMI. METHODS On the basis of both empirical and theoretical evidence, we proposed that patients' care-seeking decisions are driven by 2 sequential perceptual-cognitive processes concerned with illness labeling and interpretation, as well as the contextual influences of perceived barriers to care seeking and cues from others. A sample of 301 patients was recruited to test this model using structural equation modeling. RESULTS The model testing revealed good fit with the data (χ = 38.48, df = 30, P = .72; root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.03, normed fit index = 0.96, nonnormed fit index = 0.98, and comparative fit index = 0.99) and explained 46% of the variance in AMI care-seeking delay. Successful action relied on whether patients could correctly attribute the symptom experience to AMI, were aware of their own susceptibility to the condition, and had a good understanding of how the disease manifested itself. Lowering perceived barriers and positive cues from others in advising care seeking played favorable roles to promote care-seeking behaviors. CONCLUSIONS This integrative theoretical model is shown to be valid in explaining care-seeking delay among AMI patients and can guide the development of interventions to promote appropriate care-seeking behaviors among high-risk individuals.
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Koning C, Young LE, Butcher D. Prevalence of acute and prodromal myocardial infarctions symptoms in adult women with confirmed diagnoses: a systematic review protocol. JBI DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS 2016; 14:61-68. [PMID: 27532650 DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-002569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE The purpose of this review is to systematically review literature to determine the period of prevalence of prodromal and acute symptoms experienced by adult women diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI).More specifically, the objective of this descriptive review is to assess the prevalence and describe the distribution of prodromal and acute symptoms experienced by adult women during an AMI event, evident in documented literature between 1994 and the present date.The specific question for this review is: how common and how are prodromal and acute symptoms of an AMI distributed in adult women diagnosed with an AMI? CENTER CONDUCTING THE REVIEW University of Victoria and the Queen's Joanna Briggs Collaboration for Patient Safety: a Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute.
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- Clare Koning
- School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Nilsson G, Mooe T, Söderström L, Samuelsson E. Pre-hospital delay in patients with first time myocardial infarction: an observational study in a northern Swedish population. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2016; 16:93. [PMID: 27176816 PMCID: PMC4866271 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0271-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In myocardial infarction (MI), pre-hospital delay is associated with increased mortality and decreased possibility of revascularisation. We assessed pre-hospital delay in patients with first time MI in a northern Swedish population and identified determinants of a pre-hospital delay ≥ 2 h. Methods A total of 89 women (mean age 72.6 years) and 176 men (mean age 65.8 years) from a secondary prevention study were enrolled in an observational study after first time MI between November 2009 and March 2012. Total pre-hospital delay was defined as the time from the onset of symptoms suggestive of MI to admission to the hospital. Decision time was defined as the time from the onset of symptoms until the call to Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The time of symptom onset was assessed during the episode of care, and the time of call to EMS and admission to the hospital was based on recorded data. The first medical contact was determined from a mailed questionnaire. Determinants associated with pre-hospital delay ≥ 2 h were identified by multivariable logistic regression. Results The median total pre-hospital delay was 5.1 h (IQR 18.1), decision time 3.1 h (IQR 10.4), and transport time 1.2 h (IQR 1.0). The first medical contact was to primary care in 52.3 % of cases (22.3 % as a visit to a general practitioner and 30 % by telephone counselling), 37.3 % called the EMS, and 10.4 % self-referred to the hospital. Determinants of a pre-hospital delay ≥ 2 h were a visit to a general practitioner (OR 10.77, 95 % CI 2.39–48.59), call to primary care telephone counselling (OR 3.82, 95 % CI 1.68–8.68), chest pain as the predominant presenting symptom (OR 0.24, 95 % CI 0.08–0.77), and distance from the hospital (OR 1.03, 95 % CI 1.02–1.04). Among patients with primary care as the first medical contact, 67.0 % had a decision time ≥ 2 h, compared to 44.7 % of patients who called EMS or self-referred (p = 0.002). Conclusions Pre-hospital delay in patients with first time MI is prolonged considerably, particularly when primary care is the first medical contact. Actions to shorten decision time and increase the use of EMS are still necessary. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12872-016-0271-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Gunnar Nilsson
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Unit of Research, Education and Development - Östersund, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Unit of Research, Education and Development, Östersund Hospital, Region Jämtland Härjedalen, Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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McSweeney JC, Rosenfeld AG, Abel WM, Braun LT, Burke LE, Daugherty SL, Fletcher GF, Gulati M, Mehta LS, Pettey C, Reckelhoff JF. Preventing and Experiencing Ischemic Heart Disease as a Woman: State of the Science: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2016; 133:1302-31. [PMID: 26927362 PMCID: PMC5154387 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Jäger B, Farhan S, Rohla M, Christ G, Podczeck-Schweighofer A, Schreiber W, Laggner AN, Weidinger F, Stefenelli T, Delle-Karth G, Kaff A, Maurer G, Huber K. Clinical predictors of patient related delay in the VIENNA ST-elevation myocardial infarction network and impact on long-term mortality. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2016; 6:254-261. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872616633882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Bernhard Jäger
- Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Austria
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- Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Austria
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- Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Austria
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- Cardiology, Sozialmedizinsiches Zentrum Süd, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University Vienna, Austria
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- Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Austria
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Veronesi G, Ferrario MM, Kuulasmaa K, Bobak M, Chambless LE, Salomaa V, Soderberg S, Pajak A, Jørgensen T, Amouyel P, Arveiler D, Drygas W, Ferrieres J, Giampaoli S, Kee F, Iacoviello L, Malyutina S, Peters A, Tamosiunas A, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Cesana G. Educational class inequalities in the incidence of coronary heart disease in Europe. Heart 2016; 102:958-65. [PMID: 26849899 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of social inequalities in coronary heart disease (CHD) and to identify their major determinants in 15 European populations. METHODS The MORGAM (MOnica Risk, Genetics, Archiving and Monograph) study comprised 49 cohorts of middle-aged European adults free of CHD (110 928 individuals) recruited mostly in the mid-1980s and 1990s, with comparable assessment of baseline risk and follow-up procedures. We derived three educational classes accounting for birth cohorts and used regression-based inequality measures of absolute differences in CHD rates and HRs (ie, Relative Index of Inequality, RII) for the least versus the most educated individuals. RESULTS N=6522 first CHD events occurred during a median follow-up of 12 years. Educational class inequalities accounted for 343 and 170 additional CHD events per 100 000 person-years in the least educated men and women compared with the most educated, respectively. These figures corresponded to 48% and 71% of the average event rates in each gender group. Inequalities in CHD mortality were mainly driven by incidence in the Nordic countries, Scotland and Lithuania, and by 28-day case-fatality in the remaining central/South European populations. The pooled RIIs were 1.6 (95% CI 1.4 to 1.8) in men and 2.0 (1.7 to 2.4) in women, consistently across population. Risk factors accounted for a third of inequalities in CHD incidence; smoking was the major mediator in men, and High-Density-Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in women. CONCLUSIONS Social inequalities in CHD are still widespread in Europe. Since the major determinants of inequalities followed geographical and gender-specific patterns, European-level interventions should be tailored across different European regions.
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- Giovanni Veronesi
- Centro Ricerche EPIMED-Epidemiologia e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Centro Ricerche EPIMED-Epidemiologia e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- THL-National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- THL-National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Cardiology and Heart Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Pasteur Institute of Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, CVD Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Toulouse University School of Medicine, Toulouse, France
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- UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- The Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Centro Studi e Ricerche in Sanità Pubblica (CESP), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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Cullen L, Greenslade JH, Menzies L, Leong A, Than M, Pemberton C, Aldous S, Pickering J, Dalton E, Crosling B, Foreman R, Parsonage WA. Time to presentation and 12-month health outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms of possible acute coronary syndrome. Emerg Med J 2016; 33:390-5. [DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Safety of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack and acute coronary syndrome. Clin Res Cardiol 2015; 105:356-63. [PMID: 26514353 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-015-0928-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac events in patients with acute stroke are frequent. Urgent PCI in myocardial infarction is crucial to improve outcome. However, the situation is complex as intracranial hemorrhage is a frequent complication of stroke but antithrombotic medication is indispensable during and after PCI. Therefore in this study, we aimed to investigate the safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke and concomitant acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS AND RESULTS In a single-center, case-series study we investigated 80 patients hospitalized with acute stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) and concomitant ACS undergoing coronary angiography. Patients with subsequent PCI were compared to patients with medical treatment alone. The primary end point was the composite of death, recurrent MI, coronary re-intervention, recurrent stroke or bleeding during 1-year follow-up. The secondary end point consisted of the components of the primary end point. Age, gender and cardiovascular risk factors did not differ between groups. However, severity of initial stroke and coronary artery disease was higher in the PCI group. Accordingly, antiplatelet medication with aspirin and clopidogrel was prescribed more frequently in the PCI group. Nevertheless, during 1-year follow-up, the primary end point did not differ between groups [38 vs. 50 %, odds ratio (OR) 1.7, CI 0.69-4.07, P = 0.23]. Intracranial hemorrhage was even numerically lower in patients undergoing PCI (5 vs. 3 %, OR 0.4, CI 0.04-5.6, P = 0.46). CONCLUSIONS The primary and secondary end points were not enhanced in patients undergoing PCI. Therefore PCI is safe in patients with stroke/TIA and concomitant ACS.
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Guideline-conforming timing of invasive management in troponin-positive or high-risk ACS without persistent ST-segment elevation in German chest pain units. Urban university maximum care vs. rural regional primary care. Herz 2015; 41:151-8. [PMID: 26407695 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-015-4354-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to analyze guideline adherence in the timing of invasive management for myocardial infarction without persistent ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI) in two exemplary German centers, comparing an urban university maximum care facility and a rural regional primary care facility. METHODS All patients diagnosed as having NSTEMI during 2013 were retrospectively enrolled in two centers: (1) site I, a maximum care center in an urban university setting, and (b) site II, a primary care center in a rural regional care setting. Data acquisition included time intervals from admission to invasive management, risk criteria, rate of intervention, and medical therapy. RESULTS The median time from admission to coronary angiography was 12.0 h (site I) or 17.5 h (site II; p = 0.17). Guideline-adherent timing was achieved in 88.1 % (site I) or 82.9 % (site II; p = 0.18) of cases. Intervention rates were high in both sites (site I-75.5 % vs. site II-75.3 %; p = 0.85). Adherence to recommendations of medical therapy was high and comparable between the two sites. CONCLUSION In NSTEMI or high-risk acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST-segment elevation, guideline-adherent timing of invasive management was achieved in about 85 % of cases, and was comparable between urban maximum and rural primary care settings. Validation by the German Chest Pain Unit Registry including outcome analysis is required.
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