One-year follow-up healthcare costs of patients hospitalized for transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke and discharged with aspirin plus extended-release dipyridamole or clopidogrel

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1217-1225

  Burton, Tanya M ^a   Lacey, Michael ^a   Liu, Fang ^a   Yu, Yanni ^b   Monsalvo, Maria Laura ^c   Lang, Kathy ^d   Sander, Stephen ^b  

^a OPTUM   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c PharmaNet/i3   (Argentina)

^d Boston Health Economics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Ischemic stroke; Oral antiplatelet; TIA

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS DIPYRIDAMOLE; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASPIRIN; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; TICLOPIDINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869781090     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2012.718020     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. American Stroke Association. What is Stroke? http://www. strokeassociation. org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/About-Stroke-UCM-308529- SubHomePage. jsp. Accessed November 19, 2011
2. Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics- 2011 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2011;123:e18-e209
3. American Stroke Association. Stroke risk factors. http://www. strokeassociation. org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/UnderstandingRisk/Understanding- Risk-UCM- 308539-SubHomePage.jsp. Accessed November 19, 2011
4. National Stroke Association. What is TIA? http://www.stroke.org/site/ PageServer?pagename=TIA. Accessed November 19, 2011
5. Callahan A, Amarenco P, Goldstein LB, et al. Risk of stroke and cardiovascular events after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack in patients with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome: secondary analysis of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial. Arch Neurol 2011;68:1245-51
6. Furie KL, Kasner SE, Adams RJ, et al. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2011;42:227-76
7. Guyatt GH, Akl EA, Crowther M, et al. Antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. 9th edn. Chest 2012;141(2 Suppl):7S-47S
8. CDC. FastStats-Cerebrovascular disease and stroke. Available from: http:// www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm. Accessed November 19, 2011
9. American Stroke Association. Impact of stroke. http://www. strokeassociation. org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/Impact-of-Stroke-UCM-310728- Article.jsp - . TsfwqvGhdek. Accessed November 19, 2011
10. Luengo-Fernandez R, Gray AM, Rothwell PM. Costs of stroke using patient-level data: a critical review of the literature. Stroke 2009; 40:e18-e23
11. Quan H, Sundararajan V, Halfon P, et al. Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data. Medical Care 2005;43:1130-9