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Abstract 242: Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs among Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation using Dabigatran or Warfarin For Stroke Prevention Session Title: Poster Session II
Conclusions: Although newly diagnosed, newly treated NVAF patients initiated on dabigatran had higher pharmacy costs than those on warfarin, the total healthcare costs were similar between the two cohorts. In addition, fewer office visits were observed in the dabigatran cohort.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - June 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fu, A.-C., Jain, R., Sander, S. D., Lim, J., Jain, G., Yu, Y., Tan, H. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session II Source Type: research

Roche launches new ways to use their cardiovascular tests empowering clinicians to improve diagnosis and treatment of millions of people
Basel, 28 April 2021 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced a series of five new intended uses for two key cardiac biomarkers using the Elecsys ® technology: high sensitive cardiac troponin T (cTnT-hs) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide test (NT-proBNP). These gold standard biomarkers³ have proven to be successful in supporting cardiovascular disease management and can help clinicians diagnose heart attacks⁴ (cTnT-hs) and bett er manage heart failure⁵ (NT-proBNP). Roche ' s introduction of five new intended uses for these existing, globally accepted diagnostic solutions means more people could benef...
Source: Roche Media News - April 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Continuation with apixaban treatment is associated with lower risk for hospitalization and medical costs among elderly patients.
Conclusion: Elderly patients with NVAF in the U.S. who continued with apixaban treatment had a lower risk of MB-related hospitalization and lower MB- and stroke/SE-related medical costs compared to patients who switched to another OAC. PMID: 31120309 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - May 25, 2019 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research

Interventions for preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Prophylaxis to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery with any of the studied pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions may be favored because of its reduction in the rate of atrial fibrillation, decrease in the length of stay and cost of hospital treatment and a possible decrease in the rate of stroke. However, this review is limited by the quality of the available data and heterogeneity between the included studies. Selection of appropriate interventions may depend on the individual patient situation and should take into consideration adverse effects and the cost associated with each ap...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - March 2, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Arsenault KA, Yusuf AM, Crystal E, Healey JS, Morillo CA, Nair GM, Whitlock RP Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients on combined warfarin & antiarrhythmic therapy
Conclusions: Allowing for differences in prescribing practice, AF/AFL patients treated with W+A are at higher risk of stroke and arterial embolism, and have higher healthcare use and costs, than patients receiving W+OAAD.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 15, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Annie Guérin, Jay Lin, Mehul Jhaveri, Eric Q. Wu, Andrew P. Yu, Martin Cloutier, Genevieve Gauthier, Joseph S. Alpert Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Comparative effectiveness, safety, and costs of rivaroxaban and warfarin among morbidly obese patients with atrial fibrillation
ConclusionsMorbidly obese AF patients treated with rivaroxaban had comparable risk of ischemic stroke/systemic embolism and major bleeding as those treated with warfarin, but lower healthcare resource utilization and costs.
Source: American Heart Journal - February 21, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Among Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation and Multimorbidity
ConclusionPatients with NVAF and  ≥ 6 comorbid conditions had significantly different risks for stroke/SE and MB when comparing DOACs to DOACs, and different healthcare expenses. This study's results may be useful for evaluating the risk–benefit ratio of DOAC use in patients with NVAF and multimorbidity.
Source: Advances in Therapy - December 17, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Screening for undiagnosed atrial fibrillation.
Authors: Sandhu RK, Healey JS Abstract INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition of global importance and it is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. A considerable proportion of patients with AF are asymptomatic and stroke may be the first clinical manifestation of their AF diagnosis. AF screening provides an opportunity to identify patients with undetected AF prior to suffering a devastating complication. Areas covered: This review will provide a rationale for AF screening; summarize AF screening methods, studies and economic analyses; evaluate AF as a condition meetin...
Source: Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy - July 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther Source Type: research

Temporal trends in anticoagulation use and clinical outcomes among medicare beneficiaries with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
ConclusionsThe proportions of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who were not prescribed an oral anticoagulant decreased but remained high. We observed an increase in direct oral anticoagulant use that coincided with decreased incidence of clinical outcomes as well as decreasing total healthcare costs.
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - August 2, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Practical aspects of treatment with target specific anticoagulants: initiation, payment and current market, transitions, and venous thromboembolism treatment
Abstract Target specific anticoagulants (TSOACs) have recently been introduced to the US market for multiple indications including venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention in total hip and knee replacement surgeries, VTE treatment and reduction in the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Currently, three TSOACs are available including rivaroxaban, apixaban, and dabigatran with edoxaban currently under Food and Drug Administration review for VTE treatment and stroke prevention in NVAF. The introduction of these agents has created a paradigm shift in anticoagulation by considerably...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - January 21, 2015 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Abstract 221: Outcomes Associated with Warfarin Time in Therapeutic Range Among Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System in the U.S. Session Title: Poster Session II
Conclusions: NVAF patients with low warfarin TTR, in comparison to those with high warfarin TTR, used more healthcare resources resulting in higher healthcare costs.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Deitelzweig, S., Evans, M., Hillson, E., Trocio, J., Bruno, A., Tan, W., Lingohr-Smith, M., Lin, J. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session II Source Type: research

Abstract 175: Atrial Fibrillation in the USF Resident Clinics: Quality-Driven Medical Therapy Session Title: Poster Session AM
Patients with atrial fibrillation (afib) have a high rate of serious complications including stroke and decompensated heart failure. While patients with afib are five times more likely to suffer a stroke in their lifetime than the general population, this risk can be reduced by 64% with appropriate anticoagulation using warfarin or approved novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs). Reducing the morbidity and mortality from excess strokes is a common interest nationwide due to unsustainable healthcare costs, increasing human resource gaps in medicine, and payment reforms that hold physicians and healthcare organizations financiall...
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sadic, E. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session AM Source Type: research

Preventable Cases of Oral Anticoagulant-Induced Bleeding: Data From the Spontaneous Reporting System
Conclusion: Our findings describe the most reported risk factors for preventability of oral anticoagulant-induced bleedings. These factors may be useful for targeting interventions to improve pharmacovigilance activities in our regional territory and to reduce the burden of medication errors and inappropriate prescription. Introduction Oral anticoagulant therapy is widely used for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, or for the prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (Raj et al., 1994; Monaco et al., 2017). Oral anticoagulants can be di...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 29, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Healthcare resource utilization and costs of major atherothrombotic vascular events among patients with peripheral artery disease after revascularization
CONCLUSION: Patients with PAD who experience major atherothrombotic vascular events post-revascularization have considerably higher healthcare resource use and costs compared with similar metrics pre-revascularization. Therefore, reducing the rate of such events could reduce overall healthcare costs for this population.PMID:33634723 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2021.1891089
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - February 26, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Urvi Desai Akshay Kharat Connie N Hess Dejan Milentijevic Fran çois Laliberté Peter Zuckerman John Benson Patrick Lefebvre William R Hiatt Marc P Bonaca Source Type: research

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