ArticleJournal of cardiovascular electrophysiology2018
Patient and facility variation in costs of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Article in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Variations in the Medical Device Authorization and Reimbursement Landscape: A Case Study of 2 Cardiovascular Devices Across 4 Countries.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2025Article
- Resource Use Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Spending Resources to Save Resources.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Major drivers of healthcare system costs and cost variability for routine atrial fibrillation ablation.Heart rhythm O2 · 2023Article
- Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation complications in obese and diabetic patients: Insights from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2005-2013.Clinical cardiology · 2021Article
- Economic Evaluation of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCost-effectiveness or value of cardiovascular therapies may be undermined by unwarranted cost variation, particularly for heterogeneous procedures such as catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to characterize cost variation of AF ablation in the US healthcare system and the relationship between cost and outcomes. METHODS AND
resultsWe performed a retrospective cohort study using data from the MarketScan
conclusionsAlthough median costs of AF ablation are below amounts used in prior cost-effectiveness studies that demonstrated good value, large facility variation in cost suggests opportunities for cost reduction. However, for outpatient encounters, association of cost to modestly improved outcomes suggests cost containment strategies could have variable effects.
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