Background: Health care administrative databases are useful for assessing the population-
level burden of disease and examining issues related to access, costs and quality of care. In …

Outcomes are typically graded on the basis of diagnoses coded according to the
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9). To facilitate performance …

Objective To identify validated ICD‐9‐CM/ICD‐10 coded case definitions for acute
myocardial infarction (AMI). Data Sources Ovid Medline (1950–2010) was searched to …

Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) type is an important distinction to be made in
both clinical and health care research context, as it determines the treatment of the patient …

Background International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are central for identifying
myocardial infarction (MI) in administrative hospitalisation data, however validation of MI …

Administrative health databases are used in research to define comorbid conditions,
diagnosis, and procedures. Our objectives were to validate a diagnosis of ST-elevation …

Objective To assess the burden of hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and
the impact of the new diagnostic criteria for acute myocardial infarction on epidemiology of …

Background Though administrative databases are increasingly being used for research
related to myocardial infarction (MI), the validity of MI diagnoses in these databases has …

Objective To determine the utility of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes in
investigating trends in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST …

Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI; ICD9-CM 410*) is a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality all over the world, and its community surveillance is essential to …