Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Acute Myocardial Infarction Care in Tanzania: Protocol for a Pilot Implementation Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rising in sub-Saharan Africa, the uptake of evidence-based care for the diagnosis and treatment of AMI is limited throughout the region. In Tanzania, studies have revealed common misdiagnosis of AMI, infrequent administration of aspirin, and high short-term mortality rates following AMI.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the implementation and efficacy outcomes of an intervention, the Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Acute Myocardial Infarction Care (MIMIC), which was developed to improve the delivery of evidence-based AMI care in Tanzania.

Methods

This single-arm pilot trial will be conducted in the emergency department (ED) at a referral hospital in northern Tanzania. The MIMIC inter

SUBMITTER: Hertz JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462132 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature