Economic Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Biventricular Pacing in Canada

200711 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Judith D. Bentkover · Minnesota HealthSolutions (United States)

Bernard Thibault · Montreal Heart Institute

Martin Gardner · Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Abstract

These analyses indicate that savings in post-implant health-care utilization (hospitalizations and pharmacological therapy) can offset some of the device and procedural costs associated with CRT devices.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 38-43

DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00577.x

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