Acute coronary syndrome--how to reduce the time from the onset of chest pain to treatment?

Background: Enormous progress in treating acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and shortening the time between the onset of pain and intervention has been made in recent years. However, the time from the beginning of pain to the call for help is still too long.

Aim: To establish the causes of delayed call for help by ACS patients and to answer the question how to shorten that time.