Table 1.

Search terms for the systematic literature review^a

Domain	Search terms
Subject	“cost” OR “costs” OR “expenditure” OR “economic” OR “burden” OR “resource”
Setting	“German” OR “Germany” [full text]
Cardiovascular events	“myocardial infarction” OR “myocardial infarction” [MeSH]
	“unstable angina” OR “angina, unstable” [MeSH]
	“heart failure” OR “heart failure” [MeSH]
	“peripheral vascular disease” OR “peripheral vascular event” OR “peripheral artery disease” OR “peripheral vascular diseases” [MeSH]
	“stroke” OR “stroke” [MeSH]

^aThe terms are searched in title/abstract if there is no additional explanation