The utility of the initial electrocardiogram in predicting acute coronary events in current cocaine users with chest pain in the emergency department

• Váldodahkkit: Celeste C.L. Quianzon (Dahkki), Lindsay Quade (Dahkki), Ishraque Shawon (Dahkki), Robert Ferguson (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Chest pain suggestive of myocardial ischemia or infarction is a common emergency department complaint and a subset of these is associated with cocaine use. It can be difficult to triage patients with chest pain while using cocaine.To assess the reliability of the initial electrocardiogram (ECG) done...