Skip to main content

Table 3 Annual healthcare costs of ACS patients by comorbid arial fibrillation and heart failure

From: Outcomes associated with comorbid atrial fibrillation and heart failure in medicare beneficiaries with acute coronary syndrome

 

AF cohorts

HF cohorts

 

AF

Non-AF

Pvalue

HF

Non-HF

Pvalue

Annual total healthcare costs: mean (SE)

$66586 (4309)

$48031 (1500)

<0.001

$64548 (3878)

$46268 (1355)

<0.001

  Inpatient hospital

$35737 (2989)

$26385 (1108)

0.003

$32782 (2667)

$26070 (1005)

0.013

  Medical provider

$12284 (834)

$8866 (414)

<0.001

$10605 (673)

$8929 (432)

0.024

  Short-term facility

$5159 (1316)

$2891 (294)

0.036

$5111 (903)

$2615 (344)

0.005

  Long-term facility

$3335 (885)

$3100 (380)

0.823

$7018 (987)

$1974 (296)

<0.001

  Outpatient hospital

$5169 (1170)

$2666 (258)

0.009

$3950 (747)

$2709 (256)

0.077

  Prescribed medicine

$2704 (343)

$2531 (95)

0.623

$2556 (288)

$2553 (99)

0.993

  Home health

$2005 (357)

$1165 (132)

0.011

$2061 (300)

$1041 (125)

<0.001

  Dental

$92 (34)

$225 (30)

0.029

$66 (16)

$250 (34)

<0.001

  Hospice

$100 (58)

$202 (57)

0.287

$398 (155)

$126 (47)

0.042

  1. AF, atrial fibrillation; HF, heart failure; SE, standard error.