Myocardial Infarction, Cocaine associated: Sensitivity and Specificity

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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Myocardial Infarction, Cocaine associated are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Sensitive and Specific Findings

Nuclear Perfusion

100%

99%

Rest myocardial perfusion imaging

Study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10339678

1: Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Jun;33(6):639-45.

Myocardial perfusion imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi in patients with

cocaine-associated chest pain.

Kontos MC, Schmidt KL, Nicholson CS, Ornato JP, Jesse RL, Tatum JL.

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency

Medicine, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,

VA, USA.

Specific Findings

ECG

36%

89%

Positive predictive value 17.9%

Negative predictive value 95.8%

Study: COCHPA study

Sensitive Findings

ST Elevation

90%

60%

Study: no study specified.