Hootan Manhoobi - Department Interventional Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza Beyranvand - Department Interventional Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Asadpour Piranfar - Department Interventional Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeed Alipour Parsa - Department Interventional Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali-Asghar Kolahi - Social Determinants of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi Sheibani - Department of Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Houra Yeganegi - Department of Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzam Ahmadipour - Department of Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Esmail Gheydari - Department Interventional Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeid Shahraz - Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of mortality globally, with health literacy playing a crucial role in predicting mortality rates. Social media has emerged as an effective tool for disseminating information and promoting public health. This study aimed to assess social media usage among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods: This prospective, observational, multicenter study was conducted between July ۲۰۲۱ and August ۲۰۲۳ in Tehran, IRAN. Patients of both genders, over ۲۰ years of age, who experienced STEMI consecutively were included in the study. Data were obtained using questionnaires after obtaining permission.Results: There were ۲۲۱ patients, ۴۴.۳% (۹۸/۲۲۱) of patients at the Taleghani Hospital and ۵۵.۷% (۱۲۳/۲۲۱) at the Shahid Modarres Hospital. The mean age of patients was ۵۷.۳۴ ± ۱۱.۳۰, and ۸۷.۳% of patients were male. Totally, ۹۴.۵% (۲۰۹/۲۲۱) had cell phones, ۷۱.۰% (۱۵۷/۲۲۱) had smartphones, and ۶۵.۶% (۱۴۵/۲۲۱) used social networks. WhatsApp was the most commonly used social network, ۹۱.۰% (۱۳۲/۱۴۵). Patients with higher education had a significantly higher proportion of using email or smartphones. Also, younger patients had a higher proportion of email or smartphone usage.Conclusions: Most patients diagnosed with STEMI own smartphones and frequently use social networks. WhatsApp is the most commonly used social network platform. However, older individuals or those with lower literacy tend to use social networks less frequently.

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Smartphone, Mobile Applications, Social Media, social networking