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Proposed Case Rates for Acute Coronary Syndrome and Budget Impact Analysis: Executive Summary

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Bernadette A. Tumanan-Mendoza, MD, MSc, MHE,1,2 | Victor L. Mendoza, MD, MSc,3,4 | Felix

Eduardo R. Punzalan, MD, MSc,1,5 | Noemi S. Pestaño, MD,1 | April Ann A. Bermudez-de los

Santos, MD,1 | Eric Oliver D. Sison, MD,1,5 | Eugenio B. Reyes, MD,1,5,6 | Karen Amoloza-de Leon,

MD,1 | Nashiba M. Daud, MD,7 | Maria Grethel C. Dimalala-Lardizabal, MD,1 | Orlando R. Bugarin,

MD,8 | Rodney M. Jimenez, MD,8 | Domicias L. Albacite, MD,9,10 Ma. Belen A. Balagapo, MD,11,12

| Elfred M. Batalla, MD,13,14 | Jonathan James G. Bernardo, MD,15,16 | Helen Ong Garcia, MD,17 |

Amibahar J. Karim, MD,18,19 | Gloria R. Lahoz, MD,20,21 | Neil Wayne C. Salces, MD22

1 Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Manila Doctors Hospital, Manila, Philippines

2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines

3 Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines

4 Department of Physiology, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines

5 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila Philippines

6 Past President, Philippine Heart Association

7 Department of Medicine, Amaipakpak Medical Center, Marawi City, Philippines

8 Board of Directors, Philippine Heart Association

9 Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines

10 Department of Internal Medicine, The Medical City Clark, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

11 Department of Medicine, Divine Word Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

12 Department of Internal Medicine, Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

13 Department of Internal Medicine, Davao Doctors Hospital, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines

14 Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines

15 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines

16 Department of Medicine, Ospital ng Makati, Makati City, Philippines

17 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St Luke›s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines

18 Internal Medicine Department, Zamboanga Peninsula Medical Center, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines

19 Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

20 Internal Medicine Department, Metro Vigan Hospital, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

21 Internal Medicine Department, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

22 Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines

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