Cost-effectiveness of left atrial appendage closure with watchman for non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients in Japan

Conclusions: Over a lifetime time horizon, LAAC is cost-saving relative to warfarin and DOACs for stroke risk reduction in NVAF patients in Japan and is associated with improved quality of life.PMID:37819734 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2023.2266275

Source: Journal of Medical Economics - October 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Isao Kamae Yue Zhong Hidehiko Hara Koichi Inoue Masahiro Yasaka Vivek Y Reddy David R Holmes Masaya Sakurai Meghan B Gavaghan Stacey L Amorosi Alysha M McGovern Virginia Priest Sachie Inoue Hidetoshi Shibahara Ronald L Akehurst Source Type: research