Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen SI, Wang Y, Dreyer R, Strait KM, Spatz ES, Xu X, Smolderen KG, Desai NR, Lorenze NP, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, D'Onofrio G, Bueno H, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1827-1832. PMID: 26541907, PMCID: PMC5323057, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrehospital delayInsurance statusMyocardial infarctionSpanish patientsGender differencesHealth care systemUS patientsProspective studyUS cohortUS womenPatientsUniversal insuranceCare systemWomenSignificant gender differencesInfarctionMenInsurance groupsHoursStatusAssociationLarge proportionDifferencesCohort