Impact of a dedicated center for atrial fibrillation on resource utilization and costs.
Ankit MedhekarSuresh MulukutlaWhitney AdamsAmanda KristofikErica ByersFloyd ThomaKonstantinos AronisWilliam BarringtonRaveen BazazAditya BhonsaleNathan Anthony Mark EstesKrishna KancharlaAndrew VoigtNorman C WangSamir F SabaSandeep K JainPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2023)
Directing patients with AF that present to the ED to follow-up at a dedicated Center for AF significantly reduced overall costs, while reducing subsequent inpatient admissions and total lengths of stay in the hospital.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- acute care
- emergency department
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- palliative care
- mental health
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- venous thromboembolism
- electronic health record