Economic burden of illness of acute coronary syndromes: medical and productivity costs
Open Access
- 14 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 11 (1) , 35
Abstract
The significant economic burden associated with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) provides a need to evaluate both medical costs and productivity costs, according to evolving guideline-driven ACS treatment strategies, medical management (MM), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).Keywords
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