• Features in the patient |
‐ family history of CHD (male first degree relative <55 years old, female <60 years old) |
‐ hyperlipidaemia |
‐ hypertension |
‐ diabetes |
• Features to seek in the pain characteristics (and typical answers) |
‐ location: central (radiating to left arm and throat) |
‐ character: tight, squeezing, constricting |
‐ duration: <5 minutes |
‐ worsened by exertion (physical but also emotional) |
‐ relieved by rest (or nitrates) |