Barriers to Timely Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Rural vs. Urban Settings: A Health System Approach
Rural STEMI patients experience significant delays in receiving primary PCI, primarily due to patient- and system-level barriers. Interventions targeting health education, pre-hospital transport, and referral streamlining are essential to reduce rural-urban disparities and improve clinical outcomes, in line with international guideline recommendations for timely reperfusion.
Authors
- Muhammad Shehryar
- Sibtain Nisar
- Rashad Murad
Institutions
- Khyber Teaching Hospital (PK)
- Pakistan Army (PK)
- Lady Reading Hospital (PK)
- Shaikh Zayed Hospital (PK)
- University of Peshawar (PK)
- Northwest General Hospital and Research Center (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.97949
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00