Ongoing Opioid Treatment and Symptoms of Myocardial Infarction in Calls to the Emergency Medical Services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ongoing opioid treatment can potentially modify symptoms of myocardial infarction (MI) and cause a lack of recognition and treatment delay.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to examine MI symptoms and the time to hospitalization for patients in ongoing opioid treatment compared to patients without ongoing opioid treatment.

Methods

We evaluated calls to the Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services in Denmark from 2014 to 2018. Calls were included when followed by hospitalization and a diagnosis of MI. Symptoms of MI and the time from call to hospitalization in patients in ongoing opioid treatment initiated prior to the onset of MI were compared to a control group of MI patients without opioid treatment.

Results

In total, 6,633 calls were included;

SUBMITTER: Norskov AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11440248 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature