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. 2019 May 8;137(1):54–59. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0238101218

Table 1. Chest pain score.

Chest pain: No Yes
1. Is it in the form of pressure, fullness, burning, discomfort or tightness in your chest? 0 2
2. Is the duration of chest pain less than 10-15 minutes but longer than about a minute? 0 1
  • 3. a) Is it behind the sternum? (spreading on the sternum, not localized)

  • b) Is it in the left or right arm in the ulnar part, the lower cannula, the epigastric region, the scapula region, or does it radiate to these regions?

  • 0

  • 0

  • 1

  • 1

4. Is it accompanied by shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, fatigue or syncope? 0 1
5. Is it triggered by effort or emotional stress and eased by rest or nitrates? 0 2

One point is added to the sum if diabetes mellitus is present and/or the patient is > 75 years old.