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Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients
BACKGROUND: Patients affected by myocardial infarction (MI) report prodromal symptoms before heart attack. Deep understanding of these symptoms can increase the likelihood of early recognition and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD). The purpose of this study was to describe the prodromal symp...
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Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36338530 http://dx.doi.org/10.22122/arya.v17i0.2076 |
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author | Soltani, Lida Ravari, Ali Mirzaie, Tayebeh Bagherian, Behnaz Sabzevari, Sakineh |
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description | BACKGROUND: Patients affected by myocardial infarction (MI) report prodromal symptoms before heart attack. Deep understanding of these symptoms can increase the likelihood of early recognition and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD). The purpose of this study was to describe the prodromal symptoms of MI experienced by Iranian adults. METHODS: In this qualitative conventional content analysis, data was collected through an in-depth semi-structured interview with 14 men and women (aged 40-82 years). The patients were interviewed at the hospital 2 or 3 days after hospitalization due to MI. MAXQDA software was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Data analysis led to the emergence of the 4 categories of ‘Misperception of the symptoms’, ‘Reactions to the symptoms’, ‘Heart disease knowledge deficit’, and ‘Ideas and beliefs about heart disease’. The participants had not recognized the prodromal symptoms of MI and they attributed their symptoms to non-cardiac causes. They did not consider themselves at risk of heart disease, so they did not seek health services. CONCLUSION: The participants were unaware of their prodromal symptoms. Clinicians should be attentive that men and women at risk of MI may experience a range of unfamiliar and vague prodromal symptoms, so they must give greater attention to their narratives. A greater understanding of the prodromal symptoms experienced may lead to a more truthful and timely interpretation of their symptoms and earlier detection by physicians. |
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spelling | pubmed-96357212022-11-04 Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients Soltani, Lida Ravari, Ali Mirzaie, Tayebeh Bagherian, Behnaz Sabzevari, Sakineh ARYA Atheroscler Original Article BACKGROUND: Patients affected by myocardial infarction (MI) report prodromal symptoms before heart attack. Deep understanding of these symptoms can increase the likelihood of early recognition and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD). The purpose of this study was to describe the prodromal symptoms of MI experienced by Iranian adults. METHODS: In this qualitative conventional content analysis, data was collected through an in-depth semi-structured interview with 14 men and women (aged 40-82 years). The patients were interviewed at the hospital 2 or 3 days after hospitalization due to MI. MAXQDA software was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Data analysis led to the emergence of the 4 categories of ‘Misperception of the symptoms’, ‘Reactions to the symptoms’, ‘Heart disease knowledge deficit’, and ‘Ideas and beliefs about heart disease’. The participants had not recognized the prodromal symptoms of MI and they attributed their symptoms to non-cardiac causes. They did not consider themselves at risk of heart disease, so they did not seek health services. CONCLUSION: The participants were unaware of their prodromal symptoms. Clinicians should be attentive that men and women at risk of MI may experience a range of unfamiliar and vague prodromal symptoms, so they must give greater attention to their narratives. A greater understanding of the prodromal symptoms experienced may lead to a more truthful and timely interpretation of their symptoms and earlier detection by physicians. Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2021-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9635721/ /pubmed/36338530 http://dx.doi.org/10.22122/arya.v17i0.2076 Text en © 2021 Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center & Isfahan University of Medical Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Soltani, Lida Ravari, Ali Mirzaie, Tayebeh Bagherian, Behnaz Sabzevari, Sakineh Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients |
title | Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients |
title_full | Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients |
title_fullStr | Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients |
title_short | Prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: Experiences of Iranian myocardial infarction patients |
title_sort | prodromal symptoms as unfamiliar feelings: experiences of iranian myocardial infarction patients |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36338530 http://dx.doi.org/10.22122/arya.v17i0.2076 |
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