Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States.

Introduction Although mortality rates among patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI) have seen a decreasing trend, patients with MI continue to have a delayed presentation to the hospital, and a large number of them die before reaching the hospital. 1 , 2 A critical aspect of lowering mortality associated with MI is ensuring timely access to lifesaving emergency cardiac care, for which prompt recognition of sy

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