Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increasing risk for stroke. Strokes are related to a large economic burden such as increased health expenditures, high and prolonged rates of hospitalization. Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) emerged as viable treatment alternative for stroke risk reduction. The objective of the study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of LAAC with WATCHMAN device in the perspective of a large Brazilian healthcare payer with more than 18 million patients.
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