The Challenge of Triaging Chest Pain Patients: The Bernese University Hospital Experience

Table 1

Characteristics of 301 Patients.

Age, years, median (range)	56 (17–92)
	𝑛=(%)
Male/female	190 (63%)/111 (37%)
Coronary heart disease	64 (21%)
Other cardiovascular disease	32 (10%)
Other heart disease	57 (19%)
Chronic lung disease	38 (13%)
Diabetes mellitus	39 (13%)
Arterial hypertension	119 (40%)
Cigarette smoker/history of smoking	129 (43%)
Dyslipidemia	36 (12%)
Familial history of coronary heart disease	49 (16%)
History of thromboembolic disease	18 (6%)
Cancer	22 (7%)
Chest pain	234 (78%)
Oppressive chest pain radiating to arms or neck	42 (14%)
Nonradiating oppressive chest pain	50 (17%)
Respiration-dependent chest pain	55 (18%)
Stabbing chest pain	55 (18%)
Nonspecific chest pain	89 (30%)
Burning chest pain	8 (3%)
Dyspnoea	74 (25%)
Cough	67 (22%)
Expectoration	19 (6%)
Heartburn	14 (5%)