Table 6 Total annual societal cost per patient, in Euros (€)
From: Societal costs of non-cardiac chest pain compared with ischemic heart disease - a longitudinal study
Non-cardiac chest pain (n = 99) | Acute myocardial infarction (n = 51) | Angina pectoris (n = 49) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct cost: Primary care/out-patient clinics | Total costs per patient year 1 | €3212 | €2024 | €3089 |
Total costs per patient year 2 | €3616 | €3112 | €3348 | |
Direct cost: Hospital care | Total costs per patient year 1 | €3803 | €16,387 | €10,785 |
Total costs per patient year 2 | €2963 | €3103 | €4084 | |
Indirect cost | Total costs per patient year 1 | €3527 | €3670 | €3652 |
Total costs per patient year 2 | €3014 | €3682 | €4516 | |
Total annual societal cost per patient | €10,068 | €15,989 | €14,737 |