Estimating Cost for the Treatment of Hearth Attack Using the Cost-Frontier Function (Estimation Du Coût De Traitement De La Crise Cardiaque À Partir De La Fonction De Coût-Frontière)

Do new technologies for treating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) contribute to increasing costs? To answer this question adequately, one must take into account not only the costs incurred, but also the null costs associated with new technology. The two techniques examined are angioplasty (the new treatment) and coronary bypass (the traditional treatment). The objective of this study is to estimate the costs of these two treatments based on the...