The cost-effectiveness of implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke in persons at high risk: An economic evaluation alongside a multicentre randomised controlled trial in Denmark (The LOOP Study)

Christian Kronborg; Line Planck Kongstad; Søren Zöga Diederichsen; Søren Højberg; Ketil Jørgen Haugan; Claus Graff; Axel Brandes; Nis Vestergård Lydiksen; Lars Køber; Derk Krieger; Jesper Hastrup Svendsen

doi:10.1007/s10198-026-01898-4

The cost-effectiveness of implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke in persons at high risk: An economic evaluation alongside a multicentre randomised controlled trial in Denmark (The LOOP Study)

Eur J Health Econ. 2026 Mar 4. doi: 10.1007/s10198-026-01898-4. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Christian Kronborg¹, Line Planck Kongstad², Søren Zöga Diederichsen³, Søren Højberg⁴, Ketil Jørgen Haugan⁵, Claus Graff⁶, Axel Brandes^{7

8

9}, Nis Vestergård Lydiksen¹⁰, Lars Køber^{3

11}, Derk Krieger^{12

13}, Jesper Hastrup Svendsen^{3

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, 5230, Denmark. cka@sam.sdu.dk.
² Department of Public Health, DaCHE - Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, 5230, Denmark.
³ Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Inge Lehmanns Vej 7, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Copenhagen, 2400, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Zealand University Hospital Roskilde, Sygehusvej 10, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249, Address, Gistrup, 9260, Denmark.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, J. B. Winsløws Vej 4, Odense, 5000, Denmark.
⁸ Department of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Finsensgade 35, Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark.
⁹ Department of Cardiology, Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Finsensgade 35, Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark.
¹⁰ Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University, Kløvervaenget 10, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
¹¹ Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark.
¹² Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al Razi St - Umm Hurair 2 - Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE.
¹³ Department of Neurology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Umm Suqeim St - Arjan-Dubailand - Al Barsha South, Dubai, UAE.

PMID: 41779317
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-026-01898-4

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