TY - CHAP
T1 - Economic Costs Associated with Atrial Fibrillation
AU - Maddox, Thomas M.
AU - Nash, Ira S.
AU - Fuster, Valentin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - As the population ages, the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is expected to increase, resulting in significant societal and economic impact. By 2050, AF is projected to affect 15.9 million individuals in the United States. Atrial fibrillation results in a variety of adverse outcomes, including a fivefold increased risk of stroke, impaired quality of life, decreased work productivity, and increased rates of hospitalization. In 2005, there were 470,000 U.S. hospitalizations secondary to AF. In 2004, over 9 million working days were lost because of AF. Costs of AF and its associated complications are enormous. In 2006, costs attributable to AF-associated stroke equaled $12 billion. In addition, $41,000 to $105,000 per patient was spent on aggregate and individual AF care. Because of its increasing prevalence, numerous complications, and large costs, AF presents a significant challenge for patients, clinicians, and health care policymakers. Finding strategies to best care for these patients will become increasingly important.
AB - As the population ages, the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is expected to increase, resulting in significant societal and economic impact. By 2050, AF is projected to affect 15.9 million individuals in the United States. Atrial fibrillation results in a variety of adverse outcomes, including a fivefold increased risk of stroke, impaired quality of life, decreased work productivity, and increased rates of hospitalization. In 2005, there were 470,000 U.S. hospitalizations secondary to AF. In 2004, over 9 million working days were lost because of AF. Costs of AF and its associated complications are enormous. In 2006, costs attributable to AF-associated stroke equaled $12 billion. In addition, $41,000 to $105,000 per patient was spent on aggregate and individual AF care. Because of its increasing prevalence, numerous complications, and large costs, AF presents a significant challenge for patients, clinicians, and health care policymakers. Finding strategies to best care for these patients will become increasingly important.
KW - AF cost
KW - AF hospitalizations
KW - Incidence of AF
KW - Prevalence of AF
KW - Stroke
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105032035229
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-59745-163-5_2
DO - 10.1007/978-1-59745-163-5_2
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:105032035229
T3 - Contemporary Cardiology
SP - 13
EP - 26
BT - Contemporary Cardiology
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -