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Modeling effect of hypertension control on death, incidence of atrial fibrillation and economic impact to Medicare and hospitals
2026-07-17
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<h4>Background</h4> Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), yet blood pressure (BP) control remains suboptimal in older U.S. adults. <h4>Objectives</h4> This study evaluated how improve systolic BP (SBP) control could affect incident AF, downstream AF ablation demand, Medicare savings, and hospital revenue. <h4>Methods</h4> A population-based modelling framework was develope...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 555bce90-427b-5ebd-877a-bba882929a6e
- DOI
- 10.64898/2026.07.15.26358198
