Table 3. Agreement between CVD syndromes and ICD-9 discharge codes, 2000–2002.
Syndrome | ICD-9 Codes | Chief complaint keywords | Prevalence (%) | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV |
Syndrome 1 (Cardiac) | 410–429 | Heart attack | 4.6 | 0.380 | 0.970 | 0.379 |
785–786 | CHF | |||||
Heartbeat | ||||||
Heart racing | ||||||
Tachycardia | ||||||
Angina | ||||||
Chest pain | ||||||
Syndrome 2 (Cardiovascular) | 405–441 | Blood pressure | 7.1 | 0.328 | 0.953 | 0.348 |
785–786 | Hypertension | |||||
Heart attack | ||||||
CHF | ||||||
Heartbeat | ||||||
Heart racing | ||||||
Tachycardia | ||||||
Angina | ||||||
CVA | ||||||
Stroke | ||||||
Chest pain | ||||||
Short of breath |