Table 3.
Medical history of the study group
| N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac disease* | 961 | (67.4) |
| Myocardial infarction | 420 | (43.7) |
| CAD without myocardial infarction | 278 | (28.9) |
| Other cardiac disease | 263 | (27.4) |
| TIA/iCVA* | 179 | (12.6) |
| Noncoronary or cerebrovascular arterial disease* | 158 | (11.1) |
| DVT/Pulmonary embolism* | 75 | (5.3) |
| Hypertension* | 850 | (59.7) |
| Pulmonary disease* | 282 | (19.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2* | 354 | (24.8) |
| Chronic kidney disease* | 140 | (9.8) |
| Significant disease, any of above | 1,291 | (90.6) |
| No significant disease | 134 | (9.4) |
Medical history of the study group. The medical history comprises the patients’ health issues and events which are relevant to this study prior to the time of inclusion in the SUBTRACT study (i.e., visit by the EMS).
Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; N, number of patients; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
*
Categories may overlap.