Observational studyBMC cardiovascular disorders2018
Predictors of high-cost hospitalization in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in Asia: findings from EPICOR Asia.
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Long-Term Follow-up of Antithrombotic Management Patterns in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Asia
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Emergency department utilisation in an ageing population: a retrospective observational study.Singapore medical journal · 2026Observational
- Factors influencing major adverse cardiac events among people with acute coronary syndrome admitted to a tertiary hospital in Northeastern Thailand: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- Direct economic burden of acute coronary syndromes in the Portuguese National Health Service-facts and trends between 2002 and 2022.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of influential factors of stent-related adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention more than twice: a single-center retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Risk estimation for recurrent cardiovascular events using the SMART-REACH model and direct inpatient cost profiling in Indonesian ASCVD patients: a large-scale multicenter study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Diazepam ameliorated myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibition of C-C chemokine receptor type 2/tumor necrosis factor-alpha/interleukins and Bcl-2-associated X protein/caspase-3 pathways in experimental rats.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2021Article
- The costs of inappropriate referral pathways in inpatient care for three major noncommunicable diseases in Mongolia: a national registry-based analysis.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Long-term antithrombotic management patterns in Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome: 2-year observations from the EPICOR Asia study.Clinical cardiology · 2020Observational
- Long-term follow-up of antithrombotic management patterns in patients with acute coronary syndrome in China.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2020Article
- Unstable angina: trends and characteristics associated with length of hospitalization in the face of diminishing frequency-an evidence of a paradigm shift.Annals of translational medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe EPICOR Asia (long-tErm follow-uP of antithrombotic management patterns In acute CORonary syndrome patients in Asia) study (NCT01361386) was an observational study of patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) enrolled in 218 hospitals in eight countries/regions in Asia. This study examined costs, length of stay and the predictors of high costs during an ACS hospitalization. METHODS AND
resultsData for patients hospitalized for an ACS (n = 12,922) were collected on demographics, medical history, event characteristics, socioeconomic and insurance status at discharge. Patients were followed up at 6 weeks' post-hospitalization for an ACS event to assess associated treatment costs from a health sector perspective. Primary outcome was the incurring of costs in the highest quintile by country and index event diagnosis, and identification of associated predictors. Cost data were available for 10,819 patients. Mean length of stay was 10.1 days. The highest-cost countries were China, Singapore, and South Korea. Significant predictors of high-cost care were age, male sex, income, country, prior disease history, hospitalization in 3 months before index event, no dependency before index event, having an invasive procedure, hospital type and length of stay.
conclusionsSubstantial variability exists in healthcare costs for hospitalized ACS patients across Asia. Of concern is the observation that the highest costs were reported in China, given the rapidly increasing numbers of procedures in recent years.
trial registrationNCT01361386 .
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