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Table 1 Clinical presentations of the patients

From: Outcome of life-threatening arrhythmias among patients presenting in an emergency setting at a tertiary hospital in Accra-Ghana

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Age (years)

57.2 ± 20.9

Proportion of males

23 (54.8)

Presentation*

 

 Palpitations

12 (28.6)

 Syncope

12 (28.6)

 Pre-syncope¥

15 (35.7)

 Chest pain

6 (14.3)

 Dyspnea

6 (14.3)

 Heart failure

5 (11.9)

 Loss of consciousness

5 (11.9)

 Cardiac arrest

2 (4.8)

  1. *One patient could have more than one presentation
  2. ¥Pre-syncope: feeling of passing out or giddiness but without actual loss of consciousness
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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