Association of cardiovascular risk profile with healthcare expenditure and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with and without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Jafar Z, Valero-Elizondo J, Saeed GJ, Acquah I, Yahya T, Mahajan S, Mszar R, Khan SU, Caínzos-Achirica M, Nasir K. Association of cardiovascular risk profile with healthcare expenditure and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with and without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2020, 3: 100084. PMID: 34327464, PMCID: PMC8315593, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePresence of ASCVDObstructive pulmonary diseaseCRF profileCOPD patientsPulmonary diseaseHealthcare expendituresCardiovascular diseaseAbsence of ASCVDMedical Expenditure Panel Survey databaseCardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular risk profileHigh-risk patientsRisk factor profileCause of morbidityLower healthcare expendituresNew healthcare delivery modelsPotential healthcare savingsHealthcare delivery modelsASCVD statusPoorer CRFHealthcare utilizationPrescription medicationsImproved outcomes