Table 5.

 Patients’ main reasons for participating in the trial (n = 103)

		Per cent of respondents
a	I wished to be examined and treated by cardiac experts	26
b	I wanted to help future patients in the same situation	23
c	I wished to be treated as soon as possible and I assumed that it would delay the therapy if I did not consent	15
d	I preferred the treatment that was only available within the trial	12
e	I did not have any misgivings about participating in the trial	8
f	I believed that the doctor thought it would be best for me to participate in the trial	7
g	I was not sure that I would receive the best possible care if I did not consent	3
h	I was not sure what would happen with me if I did not consent	2
I	I believed that the doctor wanted me to participate in the trial	2
j	I wanted to help the progress of medicine	2
	Total	100