| Abstract | The article assesses the knowledge of ischaemic heart disease patients, how they react to chest pain and suspected myocardial infarction. A cross-sectional survey study by convenience sampling was conducted in a specialist medical outpatient clinic in a regional hospital in Hong Kong. Ninety-one patients with ischaemic heart disease attending the clinic were recruited for completion of questionnaire. Ninety-one questionnaires were completed. About 60 percent of patients knew that male, old age, family history of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and smoking were risk factors for ischaemic heart disease. Only about 60 percent of patients correctly chose their particular risk profiles. About 65 percent of patients knew the symptoms of ischaemic heart disease. When experiencing chest pain, about 75 percent of patients correctly decided to stop activity and took nitroglycerin. When they suspected having myocardial infarction themselves, 77 percent of them chose to attend emergency department immediately. When asked about their preferred transportation for emergency consultation, 64 percent and 51 percent of them chose taxi and ambulance respectively. |
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