Descriptor

ACS Patients (n = 110)

n

(%)

Sensory

Throbbing*⁺

16

(14.6)

Shooting⁺

26

(23.7)

Stabbing*

24

(21.8)

Sharp*

33

(30)

Cramping*

38

(34.6)

Gnawing⁺

49

(44.5)

Hot-burning⁺

30

(27.2)

Aching*⁺

39

(35.4)

Heavy*

63

(57.3)

Tender*⁺

20

(18.1)

Splitting

8

(7.2)

Affective

Tiring-Exhausting⁺

61

(55.5)

Sickening

31

(28.2)

Fearful

53

(48.3)

Punishing-Cruel⁺

22

(20)