Cost-effectiveness of a microvolt T-wave alternans screening strategy for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement in the MADIT-II-eligible population.

Chan, Paul S; Stein, Kenneth; Chow, Theodore; Fendrick, Mark; Bigger, J Thomas; Vijan, Sandeep

Chan, Paul S; Stein, Kenneth; Chow, Theodore; Fendrick, Mark; Bigger, J Thomas; Vijan, Sandeep.

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Chan PS; VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. paulchan@umich.edu

J Am Coll Cardiol ; 48(1): 112-21, 2006 Jul 04.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16814657

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Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control; Defibrillators, Implantable/economics; Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac/economics; Aged; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Decision Support Techniques; Defibrillators, Implantable/adverse effects; Eligibility Determination; Humans; Markov Chains; Medicaid; Medicare; Myocardial Ischemia/economics; Myocardial Ischemia/therapy; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Risk Assessment; United States; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/economics; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/therapy

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Defibrillators, Implantable / Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Aged / Humans Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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