Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 2020
Clinical and Economic Burden of Hospitalizations for Infective Endocarditis in the United States.
To assess contemporary trends in the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of hospital admissions for infective endocarditis (IE) in the United States. ⋯ There is a substantial recent rise in endocarditis hospitalizations in the United States. Although the adjusted in-hospital mortality of endocarditis and the cost of admission decreased over time, the overall expenditure on in-hospital care for endocarditis increased.