Table 2 Hospitalization route and clinical status of patients with suspected cardiac dyspnea^a

 Personal

342 (64)

99 (63)

.81

 Ambulance

91 (17)

30 (19)

.35

 Firemen

55 (10)

17 (11)

.85

 MICU

43 (8)

11 (7)

.67

 Inter-hospital transfer

6 (1)

1 (0.6)

.59

Clinical signs

.62

 Warm extremities

414 (87)

124 (85)

 Cold extremities

62 (13)

22 (15)

 Signs of right heart failure

228 (43)

31 (20)

<.0001

 Inspiratory retraction

154 (29)

36 (23)

.18

 Inability to speak

45 (8.4)

11 (6.9)

.67

 Heart rate, beats/min

85 (71–102)

81 (70–102)

.41

 SBP, mmHg

140 (121–160)

138 (118–155)

.16

 DBP, mmHg

75 (65–90)

74 (65–90)

.43

 SBP <100 mmHg

38 (7.0)

12 (7.6)

.96

 Respiratory rate, breaths/min

25 (20–30)

22 (19–30)

.25

 Pulse oximetry, %

94 (90–96)

95 (91–98)

.032

 GCS

15 (15–15)

15 (15–15)

.89

 Temperature, °C

37 (36–37)

37 (36–38)

.052

Killip status

<.0001

 1

133 (25)

90 (59)

 2

283 (55)

45 (29)

 3

92 (18)

14 (9)

 Signs of shock

17 (3.2)

4 (2.53)