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) |