Cocaine Positivity in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A True or False Association
Author(s) -
Ikechukwu Ifedili,
Tamunoinemi BobManuel,
Siri Kadire,
Britteny Heard,
Leah A. John,
Benjamin R. Zambetti,
Mark Heckle,
Fridtjof Thomas,
Showkat A. Haji,
Rami N. Khouzam,
Guy L. Reed,
Uzoma N. Ibebuogu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/18-048
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , odds ratio , multivariate analysis , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , emergency department , troponin , culprit , multivariate statistics , troponin i , univariate analysis , statistics , physics , mathematics , psychiatry , optics
Every year, more than 500,000 US Emergency Department visits are associated with cocaine use. People who use cocaine tend to have a lower incidence of true ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
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