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. 2024 Dec 5;17:471–490. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S492389

Table 4.

Base Case - Economic Results for a Cohort of 1,000 Patients – Different Monitoring Modalities

UK Netherlands Sweden
  ePatch ILR-only Difference ePatch – ILR-only ePatch ILR-only Difference ePatch – ILR-only ePatch ILR-only Difference ePatch – ILR-only
Device €170,000 (£150,000) €4,153,752 (£3,669,757) -€3,983,752
(-£3,519,757)
€ 140,000 € 7,074,670 -€ 6,934,670 €170,000
(kr 1,899,000)
€2,284,771
(kr 25,521,352)
-€2,114,771
(-kr 23,622,352)
Fatal strokes/Death €25,319
(£22,369)
€33,421 (£29,526) -€8,102
(-£7,158)
€ 18,059 € 23,837 -€ 5,779 €98,405
(kr 1,099,206)
€129,895
(kr 1,450,952)
-€31,490
(-kr 351,746)
Recurrent strokes €318,442 (£281,337) €420,343 (£371,365) -€101,901
(£90,028)
€ 930,766 € 1,228,611 -€ 297,845 €386,925
(kr 4,322,028)
€510,741
(kr 5,705,077)
-€123,816
(-kr 1,383,049)
Infections €0
(£0)
€15,846 (£14,000) -€15,846
(-£14,000)
€ 0 € 14,000 -€ 14,000 €0
(kr 0)
€2,291
(kr 25,585)
-€2,291
(-kr 25,585)
Bleeding events €18,394
(£16,251)
€21,376
(£18,885)
-€2,982
(-£2,635)
€ 37,859 € 43,998 -€ 6,138 €8,643
(kr 96,540)
€10,044
(kr 112,193)
-€1,401
(-kr 15,653)
Aspirin costs €94,247 (£83,265) €92,735 (£81,930) €1,511
(£1,335)
€ 125,471 € 123,459 € 2,012 €38,309
(kr 427,915)
€37,694
(kr 421,054)
€614
(kr 6,862)
OAC costs €66,646 (£58,880) €77,452 (£68,427) -€10,806
(-£9,547)
€ 91,383 € 106,200 -€ 14,817 €63,667
(kr 711,175)
€73,990
(kr 826,485)
-€10,323
(-kr 115,309)
Total costs €693,047 (£612,101) €4,814,926 (£4,253,890) -€4,121,879
(-£3,641,789)
€ 1,343,537 € 8,614,774 -€ 7,271,237 €765,949
(kr 8,555,865)
€3,049,426
(kr 34,062,698)
-€2,283,477
(-kr 25,506,833)
Cost per patient with detected AF €7,701
(£6,801)
€46,035 (£40,671) -€38,335
(-£33,870)
€ 14,928 € 82,365 -€ 67,437 €8,511
(kr 96,065)
€29,155
(kr 325,671)
-€20,645
(-kr 230,605)
Cost per 1 patient monitored €693
(£612)
€4,815
(£4,254)
-€4,122
(-£3,642)
€ 1,344 € 8,615 -€ 7,271 €766
(kr 8,556)
€3,049
(kr 34,063)
-€2,283
(-kr 25,507)

Note: Percentage of undetected AF patients in ePatch group receive ILR for diagnosis.

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; ILR, implantable loop recorder; OAC, oral anticoagulant.