Abstract
To estimate the incidence of hemorrhagic events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with acenocoumarol, and the management cost of those requiring hospitalization in Greece. A nationwide telephone survey was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018, to identify cardiologists who treat AF patients with acenocoumarol. A total of 300 cardiologists were selected and reported the number of AF acenocoumarol-treated patients during the past 12 months and the number of those who experienced a hemorrhagic event. The hospital charges to sickness fund and the cost of resource utilization of AF patients hospitalized between January 2013 and June 2017 at a tertiary hospital in Athens due to acenocoumarol-related bleedings were retrieved. Out of 48,255 AF patients, 12,633 (26.2%) were treated with acenocoumarol. In all, 5.1% of patients experienced a hemorrhagic event with the incidence of bleeding requiring hospitalization being 1.7%. The most common bleeding site was the gastrointestinal system (51.5%). The mean (95% CI) management cost per bleeding event requiring hospitalization was €1,202 (€1,058-€1,420). The higher cost was that of intracranial bleeding €3,887 (€2,700-€5,046). The expected annual economic burden f...Continue Reading
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