Coronary angioplasty versus medical therapy for angina. Health service costs based on the second Randomized Intervention Treatment of Angina (RITA-2) trial | Zendy

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Coronary angioplasty versus medical therapy for angina. Health service costs based on the second Randomized Intervention Treatment of Angina (RITA-2) trial

Author(s) -

Mark Sculpher

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2001.3075

Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , angioplasty , angina , coronary artery disease , unstable angina , emergency medicine , physical therapy , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction

The second Randomized Intervention Treatment of Angina (RITA-2) trial compares an initial strategy of PTCA with continued medical management in patients with arteriographically proven coronary artery disease. This paper employs resource use data collected in the trial to compare the health service costs of the two strategies over 3 years follow-up.

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