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. 1998 Apr 4;316(7137):1060–1065. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7137.1060

Table 2.

Prevalence of symptoms during cardiac event according to delay in seeking medical help. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients

Chest pain Pain in neck and arms Pain in arms Sweating Breathlessness Nausea
Non-delayers (n=21) 20 (95) 6 (29) 6 (29) 10 (48)  6 (29) 2 (10)
Delayers (n=12) 11 (92) 8 (67) 8 (67) 5 (42) 6 (50) 2 (17)
Extended delayers (n=10)  9 (90) 3 (30) 8 (80) 5 (50) 7 (70) 3 (30)