Background African American patients are less likely to receive thrombolytic therapy and coronary revasculariza- tion than are white patients. Delay and clinical presentation may be keys to understanding differences in care. Objective To determine how symptom recognition and perception influence clinical presentation as a function of race, we characterized symptoms and care-seeking behavior in African American and white patients seen in the ED with chest pain.
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