Women with acute myocardial infarction are more likely than men to have a delayed door-to-electrocardiogram time

Inhospital treatment delays experienced by women may limit their potential to achieve the maximum benefits of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) therapies. The door-to-electrocardiogram (ECG) time is recommended to be 10 minutes or less in patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department (ED). The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in the door-to-ECG time for patients admitted to the ED with AMI.