Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please send e-mail to: mmwrq@cdc.gov. Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail.
QuickStats: Rate* of
Hospitalizations† for Coronary Atherosclerosis
and Acute Myocardial Infarction
(MI),§ by Year --- National Hospital
Discharge Survey, United States, 1996--2005
* Per 10,000 population.
† Hospitalizations in general hospitals, children's general hospitals, and hospitals with an average stay of <30 days.
§ Coronary atherosclerosis hospitalizations were those with a first-listed diagnosis code 414.0 based on the
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification.
Acute MI hospitalizations were those with a
first-listed diagnosis code 410.0--410.9.
During 1996--2005, the hospitalization rate per 10,000 population decreased 25% for acute MI (from 30.8
to 23.1 hospitalizations) and 15% for coronary atherosclerosis (from 38.9 to 33.2).
Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.References to non-CDC sites on the Internet are
provided as a service to MMWR readers and do not constitute or imply
endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. CDC is not responsible for the content
of pages found at these sites. URL addresses listed in MMWR were current as of
the date of publication.
All MMWR HTML versions of articles are electronic conversions from ASCII text
into HTML. This conversion may have resulted in character translation or format errors in the HTML version.
Users should not rely on this HTML document, but are referred to the electronic PDF version and/or
the original MMWR paper copy for the official text, figures, and tables.
An original paper copy of this issue can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402-9371; telephone: (202) 512-1800.
Contact GPO for current prices.
**Questions or messages regarding errors in formatting should be addressed to
mmwrq@cdc.gov.
