Systematic review of model-based economic evaluations of heart valve implantations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review the evidence on the cost-effectiveness of heart valve implantations generated by decision analytic models and to assess their methodological quality.

Methods

A systematic review was performed including model-based cost-effectiveness analyses of heart valve implantations. Study and model characteristics and cost-effectiveness results were extracted and the methodological quality was assessed using the Philips checklist.

Results

Fourteen decision-analytic models regarding the cost-effectiveness of heart valve implantations were identified. In most studies transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was cost-effective compared to standard treatment (ST) in inoperable or high-risk operable patients (ICER range 18,421-120,779 €) and in all studies su

SUBMITTER: Huygens SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5813051 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature