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Use of insertable cardiac monitors for the detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke in the United States is cost-effective.
Authors: Maervoet J, Bossers N, Borge RP, Thompson Hilpert S, van Engen A, Smala A
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and a major marker of stroke risk. Early detection is crucial and, once diagnosed, anticoagulation therapy can be initiated to reduce stroke risk. The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of employing an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), BIOMONITOR, for the detection of AF compared to standard of care (SoC) ECG and Holter monitoring in patients with cryptogenic stroke, that is, stroke of unknown origin and where paroxysmal, silent AF is suspected. A Mar...
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - September 6, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: J Med Econ Source Type: research
