Table 4.
Mean hospital and long-term institutionalization care costs after AF-related incident embolic vascular events, and incident embolic vascular events in patients with known prior AF
| All patients | <80 years | ≥80 years | ≥80 years & not treated with warfarin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-related incident embolic vascular events | ||||
| Ischaemic stroke, n | 190 | 77 | 113 | 105 |
| Hospital costs | £12,417 (14,759) | £12,934 (15,016) | £12,065 (14,638) | £12,425 (15,048) |
| Long-term costs* | £10,007 (35,034) | £6,670 (28,732) | £12,280 (38,706) | £13,216 (40,011) |
| Total care costs | £22,423 (41,802) | £19,603 (35,676) | £24,345 (45,561) | £25,641 (47,000) |
| Systemic emboli, n | 32 | 10 | 22 | 19 |
| Hospital/total costs | £13,720 (21,593) | £13,969 (19,905) | £13,606 (22,769) | £14,842 (24,283) |
| Incident embolic vascular events in patients with known AF | ||||
| Ischaemic stroke, n | 126 | 54 | 72 | 65 |
| Hospital costs | £12,042 (14,920) | £12,801 (16,000) | £11,474 (14,144) | £11,849 (14,725) |
| Long-term costs* | £11,303 (37,778) | £8,792 (33,782) | £13,185 (40,650) | £14,605 (42,568) |
| Total care costs | £23,345 (44,456) | £21,593 (40,822) | £24,659 (47,237) | £26,454 (49,377) |
| Systemic emboli, n | 31 | 9 | 22 | 19 |
| Hospital/total costs | £13,634 (21,944) | £13,702 (21,094) | £13,606 (22,769) | £14,842 (24,283) |
Unless stated, costs are reported as means and standard deviation (S.D.)
*
Excludes institutionalization costs for 5 patients (all aged ≥ 80 years) who were already institutionalized before the index event.