Acute and subacute infective endocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere (421.1)
ICD-9 code 421.1 for Acute and subacute infective endocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER FORMS OF HEART DISEASE (420-429).
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