Table 2.

The annual indirect costs of production loss of atrial fibrillation and its main complications stroke and heart failure in Swedish patients younger than 65

Resources	Annual no.	Annual cost (€ million)a	Sources
Sick leave		69.54
Atrial fibrillation	251,171b	40.59	[c]
Complications (stroke and heart failure)	179,094b	28.95	[d]
Hospitalization		4.10
Atrial fibrillation	14,953b	2.42	[e]
Complications (stroke and heart failure)	10,425b	1.68	[e]
Hospital outpatient and primary health care visits	238,666	9.65	[f]
Total indirect cost		83.29

^aAll costs of production loss were estimated from an average Swedish salary (€161.62 per day)

^bNo. of days

^cAnnual no. from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency

^dAnnual no. from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, with adaptations from references [24–32]

^eAnnual no. from the open statistical database at the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare

^fAnnual no. from the Patient Registry at the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, estimates from an expert panel, and references [18–20, 22]. Two hours per visit; complications not included (not available)