… fundamentals of clinical economics and some … economics of ICD and conventional therapies
and present break-even cost analyses. The third section discusses the future of ICD therapy…

… , currently available economic evaluations indicate that ICD use may be associated with
cost-effectiveness ratios similar to those of other accepted cardiovascular therapies and to that …

… economic studies and economic evaluations published before 1995 (the date for the first RCT
published about ICD). Economic … Economic evaluations based on the analysis of registries …

… implantable cardioverter defibrillators (… defibrillators compared with antiarrhythmic drug
therapy in people at risk of sudden cardiac death due to arrhythmias was undertaken. Economic …

… original data on the economic impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-…
The aim of the present study was to assess the economic impact of replacement for battery …

… This study examined the impact of transvenous defibrillation lead systems on hospital charges
as a measure of their impact on cost effectiveness. Hospital charges are not the same as "…

… The present analysis is an economic evaluation of the results of the EFFECT trial. … in whom
defibrillators are implanted. Indeed, better clinical outcomes are achieved with an economic …

… The objective of this study was to quantify the impact that longer battery life of cardiac
resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices has on reducing the number of device …

… The economic expense of defibrillator implantation in all patients who meet MADIT-II
eligibility criteria is substantial. However, in the range of survival benefit observed in MADIT-II, …

… The economic impact of unrestrained proliferation in ICD therapy can be enormous; … of this
therapy with comparable economic impact to other accepted cardiovascular therapies. Such …