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Myocardial infarction

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Clinical features

Ask about the pain: specifically any exacerbating or relieving factors. b

Why?

  • Pain brought on by exertion, or relieved by nitrates or rest make significant coronary artery disease more likely. b

 

Expiry date: November 2003
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Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball