Figure 2.13

Deaths per 1,000 admissions with a heart attack as principal diagnosis, age 18 and older, 1994, 1997, and 2000-2002. trend line chart. # of deaths per 1,000, 1994, 120; 1997, 108; 2000, 101; 2001, 99; 2002, 94. Source: H C U P Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1994, 1997, and 2000-2002. Note: Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and A P R-D R G scoring of risk of mortality.

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