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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-3 | Issue-07
“Never Say LATER again” in suspicious cardiac event: a case of acute coronary syndrome presenting at 72-hour after initial symptoms, and insight into a better health service
Vanessa Rameh, Antoine Kossaify
Published: Oct. 30, 2015 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2015.v03i07.044
Pages: 2668-2670
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Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases represent a significant health burden as they represent the first cause of mortality in
the world. We report on a 44-year-old-male patient admitted with atypical presentation of anterior myocardial infarction;
following delayed admission, the patient had his percutaneous coronary intervention performed nearly 75 hours after
beginning of symptoms. Discussion is made while highlighting the importance of time delay in this context, namely in
the perspective of preserving the myocardium and preventing sudden cardiac death; also the quality of health service is
essential in term of public awareness, primary and secondary prevention, prompt transfer to medical facility and timely
door-to-balloon coronary intervention.