Most elderly people having a heart attack have
a. Pain diffused over the entire chest area
b. No pain
c. Crushing sternal pain
d. Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
B
Most elderly people who have a heart attack do not have chest pain. The symptoms associated with chest pain, described in responses A, C, and D, are symptoms often found in younger people.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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