title: The heart attack and doctor/patient communication.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations