Cost-Effectiveness of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare Metal Stents in Clinical Practice
Author(s) -
Pascha Schafer,
Matthew Sacrinty,
David J. Cohen,
Michael A. Kutcher,
Sanjay Gandhi,
Renato M. Santos,
William C. Little,
Robert J. Applegate
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular quality and outcomes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.692
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1941-7713
pISSN - 1941-7705
DOI - 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960187
Subject(s) - medicine , clopidogrel , observational study , bare metal , cost effectiveness , drug eluting stent , emergency medicine , stent , aspirin , restenosis , risk analysis (engineering)
Drug-eluting stents (DES) reduce the need for repeat target revascularization (TVR) compared with bare metal stents (BMS) but are more costly. The objective was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of DES versus BMS.
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