Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients with Chest Pain
| Variables | Number | Valid % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean) | 44 | ||
| gender | |||
| Male | 286 | 94.4 | |
| Female | 17 | 5.6 | |
| IHD Risk factors | |||
| Hypertension | 89 | 30.0 | |
| Cigarette smoking | 77 | 25.8 | |
| Family History of IHD | 69 | 23.3 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 67 | 22.6 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 36 | 12.2 | |
| Duration of chest pain (hours) Mean |
46.13 ± 103.4 | ||
| Median | 18 | ||
| Range | 0.5–288 | ||
| ECG | |||
| Normal | 227 | 75.7 | |
| Abnormal | 72 | 24.3 | |
| Disposition | |||
| ICU | 43 | 14.0 | |
| Discharge | 258 | 86.0 | |
| Final Diagnosis | |||
| STEMI | 5 | 1.7 | |
| NSTEMI | 35 | 11.6 | |
| Unstable angina | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Stable angina | 7 | 2.3 | |
| non-Cardiac | 252 | 83.2 | |
| Return to ED within one month | |||
| No | 299 | 98.7 | |
| Yes* | 4 | 1.3 | |
Notes: * From the patients discharged from ED, 4 returned back within one month: 1- NSTEMI -Admitted to ICU, 2-Non cardiac chest pain discharged from ED with normal Stress test,1 - intestinal obstruction- Admitted to surgery)