Healthcare resource utilization in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a global analysis from the GARFIELD-AF registry

The management of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, impacts healthcare resource utilization (HCRU). This study aims to estimate global resource use in AF patients, using the GARFIELD-AF registry. A prospective cohort study was conducted to characterize HCRU in AF patien...

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Hauptverfasser: Mantovani, Lorenzo (VerfasserIn) , Cozzolino, Paolo (VerfasserIn) , Ferrara, Pietro (VerfasserIn) , Virdone, Saverio (VerfasserIn) , Camm, A. John (VerfasserIn) , Verheugt, Freek W. A. (VerfasserIn) , Bassand, Jean-Pierre (VerfasserIn) , Turpie, Alexander G. G. (VerfasserIn) , Hacke, Werner (VerfasserIn) , Kayani, Gloria (VerfasserIn) , Goldhaber, Samuel Z. (VerfasserIn) , Goto, Shinya (VerfasserIn) , Pieper, Karen S. (VerfasserIn) , Gersh, Bernard J. (VerfasserIn) , Fox, Keith A. A. (VerfasserIn) , Haas, Sylvia (VerfasserIn) , van Eickels, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Kakkar, Ajay K. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 21 February 2023
In: Healthcare
Year: 2023, Jahrgang: 11, Heft: 5, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11050638
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050638
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/5/638
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Verfasserangaben:Lorenzo G. Mantovani, Paolo Cozzolino, Pietro Ferrara, Saverio Virdone, A. John Camm, Freek W.A. Verheugt, Jean-Pierre Bassand, Alexander G.G. Turpie, Werner Hacke, Gloria Kayani, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Shinya Goto, Karen S. Pieper, Bernard J. Gersh, Keith A.A. Fox, Sylvia Haas, Martin van Eickels, Ajay K. Kakkar, and on behalf of the Garfield-AF investigators
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Zusammenfassung:The management of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, impacts healthcare resource utilization (HCRU). This study aims to estimate global resource use in AF patients, using the GARFIELD-AF registry. A prospective cohort study was conducted to characterize HCRU in AF patients enrolled in sequential cohorts from 2012 to 2016 in 35 countries. Components of HCRU studied were hospital admissions, outpatient care visits, and diagnostic and interventional procedures occurring during follow-up. AF-related HCRU was reported as the percentage of patients demonstrating at least one event and was quantified as rate-per-patient-per-year (PPPY) over time. A total of 49,574 patients was analyzed, having an overall median follow-up of 719 days. Almost all patients (99.5%) had at least one outpatient care visit, while hospital admissions were the second most frequent medical contact, with similar proportions in North America (37.5%) and Europe (37.2%), and slightly higher in the other GARFIELD-AF countries (42.0%; namely Australia, Egypt, and South Africa). Asia and Latin America showed lower percentages of hospitalizations, outpatient care visits, and diagnostic and interventional procedures. Analyses of GARFIELD-AF highlighted the vast AF-related HCRU, underlying significant geographical differences in the type, quantity, and frequency of AF-related HCRU. These differences were likely attributable to health service availability and differing models of care.
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ISSN:2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11050638