In 2005, the annual total
direct cost of treating patients with AF was estimated to
be $6.65 billion.
den on the healthcare system.
This figure, however, is dwarfed by the
costs of treating stroke; in 2010, the combined direct
and indirect cost of stroke in the United States was estimated
to be $73.7 billion.
The mean individual lifetime
cost
of
ischemic
stroke
in
the
United
States
is
estimated
to
be
$140,048.
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