Cost-utility analysis of radiofrequency ablation versus optimal medical therapy in managing supraventricular tachycardia among Filipinos.

Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the standard of care in the management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Its cost-effectiveness in an emerging Asian country has not been studied.

Objectives: A cost-utility analysis of RFA versus optimal medical therapy (OMT) among Filipinos with SVT was conducted using the public healthcare provider's perspective.

Health Status of Young Adults with Insurance Coverage Before and After Affordable Care Act Passage.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess changes in health status of California young adults with insurance coverage before and after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Methods: For this cross-sectional descriptive study, electronic health record information for young adults between ages 18 and 25 years enrolled in a large Southern California Health Plan in 2008, 2010, or 2015 was obtained (N = 665,686). Absolute changes and standardized annual differences in demographics and age-sex-race standardized prevalence of Elixhauser health conditions for pre-ACA (2008-2010) and post-ACA (2010-2015) periods were calculated.

Cardiac events occurred commonly among apparently healthy Filipinos with the Brugada ECG pattern in the LIFECARE cohort.

Background: Brugada syndrome is the mechanism for sudden unexplained death. The Brugada ECG pattern is found in 2% of Filipinos. There is a knowledge gap on the clinical outcome of these individuals.

A case control study on autopsy findings in sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome.

Aim: Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) has been linked to the Brugada syndrome. In some places, acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis is widely held to cause it. We conducted a systematic, controlled autopsy study on Filipino SUNDS victims to rule out structural heart findings as well as acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis as causes.