Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms predict delay to hospital in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Increased delay to hospital presentation with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is associated with poor outcomes. While demographic factors associated with this delay have been well described, scarce data are available on the role of modifiable factors, such as psychosocial disorders, on pre-hospital de...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D Newman, Paul Muntner, Daichi Shimbo, Karina W Davidson, Jonathan A Shaffer, Donald Edmondson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3214073?pdf=render