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Table 4 Symptoms identified as most important to patients during the concept elicitation interviews

From: Patient experiences with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a conceptual model of symptoms and impacts on quality of life

HCM symptom, n (%)

Patients (N = 27)a

Shortness of breath (dyspnea)

22 (81)

Tiredness

18 (67)

Palpitations/heart beating quickly/heart fluttering/extrasystole/tachycardia

18 (67)

Chest pain (angina)

15 (56)

Dizzy/light-headed

13 (48)

Fainting

3 (11)

Shortness of breath after meals

2 (7)

Shortness of breath with physical activity

2 (7)

Chest discomfort

2 (7)

Nausea

2 (7)

Chest pain after meals

1 (4)

Sweating

1 (4)

Overheating

1 (4)

Feet swelling

1 (4)

  1. HCM Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  2. aTwo nHCM patients did not provide a list of symptoms; the obstruction status of three patients was unknown