Objective: To find the reasons for delay in seeking medical-care among patients with Myocardial Infarction symptoms.
Method: Participants of this cross-sectional descriptive study consisted of 150 patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction . They referred to Kermanshah Shahid Beheshti Heart Hospital in the west of Iran at least 30 minutes after the onset of Myocardial Infarction symptoms. Data collection was via structured questionnaire and patient medical charts.
The results: The results showed that most of the patients (74%) arrived at the hospital after two hours. There were significant differences between gender, job, smoking, employment status, place of symptoms onset, and delay time (p
Key words: Myocardial Infarction, chest pain, myocardial injury.
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