ArticleHeart rhythm O22025
Trends in health care expenditures and incremental health care cost in adults with atrial fibrillation in the United States.
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- NovelBiomedicines · 2026Article
- Rare TruncatingGenes · 2026Article
- Monitoring Atrial Fibrillation Using Wearable Digital Technologies: The Emerging Role of Smartwatches.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased health care costs; however, comprehensive data on the financial burden of AF remain limited. Objective: The purpose of this study was to delineate health care expenditures among patients with AF. Methods: We used the longitudinal panels from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey covering 2016-2019 to estimate health care expenditures associated with AF. We identified individuals 18 years and older with AF in the first year of each panel (2016-2018) by using the Results: The weighted study population included 3,080,055 adults with AF (382 respondents; mean age 71.5; 89.9% white). The adjusted annual total health care cost in adults with AF totaled $14,083 (95% confidence interval $10,887-$17,279) compared with $8771 (95% confidence interval $8106-$9436) for those without AF. The primary drivers of cost over time were hospital inpatient care, office-based visits, and prescribed medications. The annual incremental total health care cost associated with AF was $5312 per adult (in 2019 U.S. dollars). Conclusion: Adults with AF in the United States face a higher financial burden across various health care services than do those without the condition, with consistently increasing expenses in inpatient care and prescribed medicines. Further research is needed to identify the independent contribution of AF to these costs.
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