Table 2.

Procedural characteristics of veterans with obstructive CAD

Presentation	Total, N = 122 035	No Cocaine, n = 118 953	Cocaine, n = 3082	P Value
Indication for cardiac catheterization
ACS	25.5	25.2	36.3	<0.001
Chest pain	44.4	44.4	41.4
IHD	9.1	9.1	6.4
Positive functional study	10.7	10.7	7.2
Cardiomyopathy	3.8	3.8	4.7
Valvular disease	2.8	2.9	1.2
Other	3.8	3.8	2.8
Cardiogenic shock	0.4	0.4	0.8	<0.001
Procedural status
Elective	70.3	70.6	57.1	<0.001
Emergent	3.8	3.7	7.5
Urgent	25.9	25.6	35.4
Salvage	0.1	0.1	0
Preprocedural stress testing	45	45.2	37.9	<0.001
Results
Positive	42.1	42.1	42.6	0.83
Negative	2.8	2.8	3.3
Equivocal	1.8	1.8	1.5
Dysrhythmia	0	0	0
Indeterminate	0.4	0.4	0.4
Unknown	52.9	53	52.1
Medications at presentation
β‐Blockers	60	60.3	50.4	<0.001
Nitrates	38	38.1	33.1	<0.001
CCBs	23.8	23.8	24.1	0.62
Statins	62.9	63.2	50.6	<0.001
Angiographic findings
1‐vessel obstructive	35.6	35.3	45.8	<0.001
2‐vessel obstructive	26.3	26.3	26
3‐vessel/LM obstructive	38.1	38.3	28.2

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CAD, coronary artery disease; CCB, calcium channel blocker; IHD, ischemic heart disease; LM, left main artery.

Data are presented as percentages (%).