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• Atrial fibrillation ablation prevents recurrence of AFib

  Atrial fibrillation ablation, which involves using a catheter inserted into the heart to destroy electrical conduction tissue in or near the atria, prevents the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in up…  [ Get More Details ]

• Cost-savings associated with Warfarin use in AFib patients

  Warfarin use in Medicare patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation was independently associated with lower medical costs averaging $9,836 per patient, per year.  [ Get More Details ]

• Stroke rates among Afib patients

  In one year, 58,283 of the 1.265 million Medicare beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation that did not receive prophylaxis suffered a stroke. For those who did receive anti-coagulants, 38,468 suffered strokes.  [ Get More Details ]

• Adjusted-dose warfarin reduced stroke risk in AFib patients

  Meta-analysis of randomized trials found that adjusted-dose warfarin reduced stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients by 60%. Antiplatelet agents reduced risk by 20%.  [ Get More Details ]

• Cost-savings associated with optimal anticoagulation in AFib patients

  If half of all atrial fibrillation patients receiving suboptimal or no anticoagulation instead received optimal anticoagulation, 28,000 strokes could be prevented each year at a savings of around $2.5 billion in direct…  [ Get More Details ]