Given the advantages in transparency, reproducibility, adaptability and computational
efficiency in R, there is a growing interest in converting existing spreadsheet-based models …

Objectives This is the second of the two papers introducing a cardiovascular disease (CVD)
policy model. The first paper described the structure and statistical underpinning of the state …

Health economic evaluation is a general framework for informing decisions about whether
particular health technologies represent a cost-effective use of health care resources …

This thesis is concerned with economic evaluation in the primary prevention of
cardiovascular disease. Policymakers are increasingly focussed on reducing the health and …

Background Aiming to contribute to prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the
National Health Service (NHS) Health Check programme has been implemented across …

Evidence on the cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions is increasingly required by
decision-makers. Economic models can provide timely information on the long-term impact …

Objectives To present the development of a cardiometabolic (CMD) disease policy model in
the UK setting. The aim of the conceptual model is to improve the transparency and …

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of death in all
developed countries and most other as well. In Norway, about 40% of all deaths are …

This new research report demonstrates the scale of the burden of cardiovascular disease
(CVD)-shown to be large, costly, and increasing. Whilst mortality from CVD has fallen, an …

This article reviews models for the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD). Whereas
most of the models described were developed to assess the cost effectiveness of different …