Items

n (%)

Most patients benefit from taking one tablet of Aspirin if they experience heart attack

120 (75.0)

Heart disease is the most common cause of death in women in Jordan

111 (69.4)

Hospitals have treatment that reduce damage of heart attack

100 (62.5)

Almost all heart attacks occur in people over age of 65

72 (45.0)

The location and size of heart attack can vary depending on which blood vessel in the heart is blocked

68 (42.5)

Symptoms

n (%)

Chest pain/pressure/tightness

153 (95.6)

Chest discomfort (heaviness, burning tenderness)

146 (91.3)

Numbness/tingling in arm or hand

129 (80.6)

Weakness/fatigue

128 (80.0)

Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing

126 (78.8)

Pale, ashen, loss/change of color

123 (76.9)

Palpitation/rapid heart rate

122 (76.3)

Sweating

122 (76.3)

Arm paralysis

116 (72.5)

Slurred speech

109 (68.1)

Neck pain

96 (60.0)

Back pain

90 (56.3)

Headache

89 (55.6)

Arm pain/shoulder pain

88 (55.0)

Dizziness, light-headedness

86 (53.8)

Loss of consciousness/fainting

79 (49.4)

Jaw pain

74 (46.3)

Cough

73 (45.6)

Nausea/vomiting

70 (43.8)

Heartburn/indigestion/stomach problem

39 (24.4)

Lower abdomen pain

34 (21.3)