Abstract
Based on a multi-payer claims database, post-PCI angina (or chest pain) was frequent, occurring in 28% of patients at 1-year and 40% at 3 years. Patients with post-PCI angina had more physician and emergency department visits, diagnostic testing, (including repeat cardiac catheterization 29 vs. 4%) and hospitalizations at 1-year leading to markedly higher total direct medical costs. These results should stimulate further research into the etiology of post-PCI angina and strategies to decrease both the frequency and the significant economic burden associated with the challenging problem.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1025-1026 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2016 |
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