Table 2.

Description of study population (N = 1525)

Variables	Mean (SD±) or n (%)
Gender:
Female	818 (53.6%)
Male	707 (46.4%)
Age	57.6 (±14.6)
Referral indication given by the general practitioner:
Atypical chest pain	630 (41.3%)
Dyspnoea	202 (13.2%)
Heart palpitations	192 (12.6%)
Abnormal ECG	103 (6.8%)
Cardiac screening	102 (6.7%)
Reduced exercise capacity	67 (4.4%)
Collapse	60 (3.9%)
Stable Angina Pectoris	55 (3.6%)
Suspected arrhythmia	32 (2.1%)
Suspected heart failure	31 (2.0%)
Heart murmur	25 (1.6%)
Suspected coronary sclerosis	16 (1.0%)
Analyses of atrial fibrillation	10 (0.7%)
Reason for referral given by the general practitioner
To exclude disease	1193 (81.4%)
Screening of unclear pathology	132 (8.7%)
To confirm disease	78 (5.1%)
To reassure the patient	67 (4.4%)
Checking the unknown	29 (1.9%)
Upon patient request	20 (1.3%)
Upon specialist advice or request	6 (0.4%)
Advice given by the cardiologist after PC+:
Follow-up in primary care setting	1173 (76.9%)
Follow-up in hospital care setting	352 (23.1%)