. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 4.

Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Dec 26;29(4):423–428. doi: 10.1111/acem.14426

TABLE 2.

Sensation, radiation, and other related symptoms

	n (%)
Chest pain/sensation quality
No chest pain	177 (17.8)
Chest pain	820 (82.2)
Pain as the only descriptor	273 (27.4)
Pressure/weight on chest	200 (20.1)
Tightness	79 (7.9)
Burning	59 (5.9)
Heaviness	49 (4.9)
Crushing	35 (3.5)
Sharp	29 (2.9)
Discomfort	26 (2.6)
Other^a	70 (5.9)
Radiation/sensation outside of the chest
Arm/shoulder	694 (69.6)
Shoulder blades/back	154 (15.4)
Jaw	149 (14.9)
Neck	100 (10.0)
Related symptoms
Nausea/vomiting/retching/dry heaving	249 (25.0)
Shortness of breath	177 (17.8)
Diaphoresis	171 (17.2)

Note: Extracted from the responses to the inquiry “Please describe the onset of your symptoms.” There were 997 responses, n = is the number of subjects that mentioned each term in their response.

“Other” includes squeezing, cramping, tearing, and dull.