Outcomes in patients with history of cocaine use presenting with chest pain to the emergency department: Insights from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample 2016-2018.
Farhad SamiWan-Chi ChanPrakash AcharyaPrince SethiChad CannonEric S HockstadPeter N TadrosMark A WileyKamal GuptaPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)
CU patients who present to ED are predominantly male, are from lower economic strata, and have significant comorbidity burden. One in 5 patients requires hospitalization and has more prevalent cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities. In-hospital mortality is low, but incidence of MI and subsequent invasive procedures is high. CU may be considered a cardiac risk factor as it is associated with high rates of in-hospital MI.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- cardiovascular risk factors
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- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- adverse drug
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- cross sectional
- case report
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- african american
- electronic health record
- acute care