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In patients with recent proven or suspected myocardial infarction, understanding of the nature of a heart attack was explored. A wide range of misconceptions, some of them frightening, was revealed; there was a poor understanding of some terms commonly used in discussion with patients; the potential for creation of new misconceptions by doctors and nurses was highlighted.
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