Clinical ResearchHeart Rhythm Disorder16-Year Trends in the Infection Burden for Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the United States: 1993 to 2008
Heart Rhythm Disorder
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Key Words
endocarditis
ICDs
infection
pacemakers
Abbreviations and Acronyms
CI
confidence interval
CIED
cardiac implantable electrophysiological device
HCUP
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
ICD-9-CM
International Classification of Diseases-9th Revision, Clinical Modification
NHDS
National Hospital Discharge Survey
NIS
Nationwide Inpatient Sample
PM
pacemaker
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Dr. Greenspon has served as a consultant to Medtronic; and has served as a speaker for and received honoraria from Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and St. Jude Medical. Dr. Ho has a relationship with St. Jude. Dr. Pavri has received honoraria for lecturing/consulting from Medtronic and St. Jude Medical, and honoraria for lecturing from Biotronik and Boston Scientific. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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