2009
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup068
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Lifetime cost-effectiveness of prophylactic implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in patients with reduced left ventricular systolic function: results of Markov modelling in a European population

Abstract: In a European healthcare setting, prophylactic ICD implantation may be cost-effective if current guidelines for patients with a reduced LVEF are followed.

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“…Resource use and unit prices may create difficulties in comparison of the results across jurisdictions [38]. Therefore, any comparison of the results in this review should be considered with caution.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Resource use and unit prices may create difficulties in comparison of the results across jurisdictions [38]. Therefore, any comparison of the results in this review should be considered with caution.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As far as the other healthcare resources are concerned, costs were defined by a consensus of experts, taking into account published literature. 22,23 Additional costs, including those attributable to medications and other healthcare services, were included in the daily hospital costs. The frequency of complications for the base case estimates, as well as the range for the probability of re-implant procedure after infection, was derived from published studies 11,23 -25 and from experts' consensus.…”
Section: Resource Consumption and Associated Costsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Профилактичка имплан-тација ИЦД-а у односу на конвенционалну терапију продужила је очекивани животни век за 2,22 године, и за 50% је смањена стопа изненадне срчане смрти у односу на групу са конвенционалном терапијом. У здравственим системима развијених европских земаља профилактичка имплантација ИЦД-а је испла-тива ако кошта испод 50.000 еура по години продужења животног века код пацијената са повећаним ризиком од изненадне срчане смрти због смањене ејекционе фракције леве коморе (≤35%) 11 . Мултицентрична рандоми-зирана студија је показала да ИЦД и анти-аритмици имају сличан ефекат на квалитет живота пацијената са озбиљним вентрику-ларним аритмијама.…”
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