Cost-Effectiveness of Outpatient Cardiac Monitoring to Detect Atrial Fibrillation After Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Hooman Kamel,
Manu Hegde,
Derek R. Johnson,
Brian F. Gage,
S. Claiborne Johnston
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.582437
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , contraindication , stroke (engine) , warfarin , cardiac monitoring , cardiology , quality adjusted life year , outpatient clinic , cohort , cost effectiveness , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , alternative medicine
Extending the duration of continuous electrocardiography after ischemic stroke detects more new cases of atrial fibrillation, which is an important and treatable cause of stroke, but the cost-effectiveness of this approach is unknown. Therefore, we performed a cost-utility analysis of outpatient cardiac monitoring after ischemic stroke.
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