Are women delaying in attending to both their own health care and making decisions on the acute phase of myocardial infarction?

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Apr 15:209:253-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.02.058. Epub 2016 Feb 3.

Authors

Ana Rosa Alconero-Camarero¹, Pedro Muñoz-Cacho², José Manuel Revuelta³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain. Electronic address: alconear@unican.es.
² Public Health Unit, Servicio Cántabro de Salud, Santander, Spain. Electronic address: pedro.munoz@scsalud.es.
³ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain. Electronic address: josemanuel.revuelta@unican.es.

PMID: 26897079
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.02.058

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction in women; Decision-making process; Pre-hospital delay.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Decision Making*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Prospective Studies
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Self Care / methods*
Sex Factors
Time Factors
Time-to-Treatment*