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Preliminary patient baseline characteristics (N = 172) |
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| Number (%) |
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| Demographics |
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| Age (years, mean ± SD) |
66 ± 14 |
| ≥ 75 years |
57 (33) |
| Female |
88 (51) |
| Risk factors (N = 114) |
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| Current smoker |
21 (22) |
| Diabetes mellitus |
24 (21) |
| Hypertension |
51 (45) |
| Hyperlipidemia |
36 (32) |
| Prior ischemic heart disease |
34 (30) |
| Presenting symptoms |
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| Chest pain |
157 (91) |
| Radiation of chest pain |
109 (64) |
| Vagal symptoms* |
97 (57) |
| Patient referred to hospital |
126 (73) |
| Duration of symptoms (hours) ** |
3.0 (IQR 1.4–7.0) |
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* Including nausea, sweating, pallor ** From symptom onset until time of testing, IQR = interquartile range | |
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