Abstract:cardiovascular event (CVE). METHODS: Patients previously hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or a stroke were enrolled during a routine cardiologist/neurologist visit 3-12 months after index CVE and 4 weeks after return to work. Productivity loss for the patient and the caregiver in the past 4 weeks were collected using validated patient-reported Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ). Hours lost were converted into 8-hour work-days and extrapolated to 1 year, combined with initial hospitalization a… Show more
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