Atrial flutter-related health care use and costs: An analysis of a nationally representative administrative claims database in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial flutter (AFL) is a common arrhythmia associated with significant morbidity, yet the incremental burden of this condition has not been well documented.

Objective

Using real-world data, we sought to evaluate the healthcare use and cost burden of incident AFL in the United States.

Methods

From 2017 to 2020, persons with an incident diagnosis of AFL were identified through Optum Clinformatics, a nationally representative administrative claims database of commercially insured individuals in the United States. We constructed 2 cohorts (AFL patient; non-AFL comparator) and used a matching weights method to balance covariates between cohorts. Using logistic regression and general linear models, 12-month all-cause and cardiovascular (CV)-related health care u

SUBMITTER: Deshmukh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288018 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature