Clinical ResearchEndocarditisTrends in Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes of Endocarditis Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Endocarditis
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Key Words
endocarditis
guidelines
hospitalizations
mortality
prophylaxis
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AHA
American Heart Association
CI
confidence interval
CVD
cerebrovascular disease
ICD-9-CM
International Classification of Diseases-Ninth Revision-Clinical Modification
ICF
intermediate care facility
SNF
skilled nursing facility
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This study was supported by grant number U01HL105270-04 (Center for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research at Yale University) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Dr. Quagliarello is supported by grant number K07AG030093. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsor. Dr. Krumholz is the recipient of a research grant from Medtronic, through Yale University, to develop methods of clinical trial data sharing and chairs a cardiac scientific advisory board for United Healthcare. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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