Understanding the economic impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)

Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 185 - 193
Published: Feb 11, 2015
Abstract
To examine the cost-effectiveness of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) use during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) in treating coronary artery disease (CAD). A Markov model was constructed with a lifetime horizon to compare costs and health outcomes between IVUS-guided PCI and PCI guided solely by angiography from an Italian healthcare payer perspective. The population examined included CAD patients...
Paper Details
Title
Understanding the economic impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
Published Date
Feb 11, 2015
Volume
17
Issue
2
Pages
185 - 193
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