Table 4.

Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized Following Return ER Visit For Chest Pain

Age, gender	Cardiac Co-morbidities	Cocaine positive at repeat visit	EKG
36yo male		Yes	No abnormalities
35yo female	Prior CVA	Yes	LVH Non-specific T-wave abnormalities
43yo male	CAD (60–70 stenosis on prior cardiac cath) HTN, HLD	Yes	Non-specific ST and T-wave abnormalities in multiple leads Setting of Viagra, and nitrates
40yo male (3 admissions)	CAD s/p multiple stents HTN	No × 3 admissions	1st admission – no change 2nd,admission - interventricular delay, no ST or T-wave abnormalities 3rd admission – inverted T waves in V2–V3
45yo female	CHF, Afib, Severe tricuspid and mitral insufficiency	No	No abnormalities
44yo female	DM, HTN	No	No abnormalities
57yo male (2 admissions)	CAD HTN, PSVT	No × 2 admission	1st admission – no abnormalities 2nd admission (after angioplasty 1wk PTA) - ST elevations V2–V4 T- wave inversion V4–V6
41yo female	HTN CHF	Yes	LBBB (age indeterminate) Negative stress echo prior to discharge
49yo F		Yes	No abnormalities
41yo F		No	No abnormalities
42yo F		Yes	Not performed
39yo M	Aortic stenosis Aortic regurgitation COPD	Yes	No abnormalities

* All patients had negative cardiac markers × 3 as part of their inpatient evaluation and were discharged home.