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Table 3 Cost-effectiveness study- more practical characteristics

From: Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy plus an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with heart failure: a systematic review

No. Author Subsections on costs Methods for HRQoL Summary of health states Time in each health state Number of events Resource use Methods for treatment effect Life years gained Study calculation method
1 Dhvani Shah et al. [24] HF-related hospitalizations and other resource use EQ-5D NA Monthly 4 (HF hospitalization, death, health-related quality of life and device-specific treatment effects) baseline hospitalization risk and Medicare-specific costs Network meta-analysis 7.97 yrs CRT-D VS 7.47 yrs ICD Regression equations
2 Mealing et al. [22] Hospitalizations costs and cross-manufacturer average selling prices for both intervention and leads EQ-5D NA Yearly 4 (mortality, hospitalization , health-related quality of life, and device-related effects) National databases for costs and clinical literature and expert opinion Network meta-analyses NA Individual patient based regression
3 Woo et al. [20] HF-related hospitalizations and costs related to device implantation, extraction, reimplantation EQ-5D Stable, hospitalization, lead failure, lead infection, death Monthly 4 (Successful with no complications, Successful with complications, Not successful, Procedural death) Clinical trials, clinical registries, claims data from centers for medicare and medicaid services, and centers for disease control and prevention life tables Meta-analysis of trials 9.8 yrs CRT-D VS 8.8 yrs ICD ICER
4 Bertoldi et al. [23] costs of consultations, diagnostic tests, procedures, hospital admissions, device implantation and complications EQ-5D Stable, lead failure, hospitalization, lead infection, death Monthly 3 (failure, success, death) Brazilian Ministry of Health (public healthcare system) Meta-analysis of trials 7.54 yrs CRT-D VS 6.9 yrs ICD ICER
5 Noys et al. [21] Hospitalization for implantation, inpatient and outpatient costs, emergency room EQ-5D NA Every 6 month 2 (HF events, death) National medicare reimbursement rates MADIT-CRT study 3.61 yrs CRT-D VS 3.54 yrs ICD ICER