INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE A limitation to the widespread use of primary angioplasty is delayed reperfusion. Most current data are from clinical trials and there is little information about the use of primary angioplasty in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to analyze the duration of each stage leading to primary angioplasty in a hospital where it is the treatment of choice for...

Background and Purpose—We examined patient demographic and hospital characteristics and clinical predictors of delay time from hospital arrival until CT among 20 374 patients enrolled in the North Carolina Collaborative Stroke Registry (January 2005 to April 2008). Methods—Delay time was log-transformed in linear regression analyses and dichotomized ( 25 minutes, 25 minutes) in logistic regress...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We examined patient demographic and hospital characteristics and clinical predictors of delay time from hospital arrival until CT among 20 374 patients enrolled in the North Carolina Collaborative Stroke Registry (January 2005 to April 2008). METHODS Delay time was log-transformed in linear regression analyses and dichotomized (25 minutes) in logistic r...

BACKGROUND Early hospital arrival and rapid intervention for acute myocardial infarction is essential for a successful outcome. Several studies have been unable to identify explanatory factors that slowed decision time. The present study examines whether personality, psychosocial factors, and coping strategies might explain differences in time delay from onset of symptoms of acute myocardial in...

This study examined 20 Greek/English bilinguals, living in the Vancouver area, Canada. The duration of aspiration for the three voiceless stops (/p/, /t/, /k/) and for the following vowel for a series of Greek and English stimuli were analyzed. Factors such as the Age of Arrival (AOA), Age of Learning (AOL), Length of Residence (LOR), everyday use of Greek and English and self-estimated profici...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As part of the recruitment efforts for the National Institutes of Health Tissue Plasminogen Activator Pilot Study, public education and awareness campaigns were conducted to encourage early hospital arrival. We evaluated the change in arrival times during the course of the study for all stroke patients, including those who were not entered into study. METHODS Data were ...

Geese breeding in the Arctic have to do so in a short time-window while having sufficient body reserves. Hence, arrival time and body condition upon arrival largely influence breeding success. The green wave hypothesis posits that geese track a successively delayed spring flush of plant development on the way to their breeding sites. The green wave has been interpreted as representing either th...

BACKGROUND Patients' early hospital arrival is among the most important factors in minimizing the complications of myocardial infarction (MI). One of the measures which can reduce prehospital delay in these patients is public education. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of public education through Short Message Service (SMS) on the time from symptom onset to hospital a...