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A study on the cost‐effectiveness of coronary revascularization: introducing the simultaneous mimic health status model
Author(s) -
Lee Jae Sang,
Bailey Martin J.,
Jeong Jinook,
Mauldin Patrick D.,
Weintraub William S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(199711)6:6<613::aid-hec305>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , revascularization , coronary artery disease , endogeneity , percutaneous , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty , cardiology , coronary artery bypass surgery , bypass surgery , surgery , artery , econometrics , mathematics , myocardial infarction
An econometric model is presented to compare the cost‐effectiveness of two alternative procedures, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), for the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease. This study utilizes the MIMIC (multiple indicator multiple cause) health model in a simultaneous equation system to analyse Emory Angioplasty Surgery Trial (EAST) data. This method eliminates the possibility of endogeneity bias, which may have affected the results of previous cost‐effectiveness analyses on this topic. The empirical results indicate that neither procedure proves more cost‐effective at 3 year follow‐up. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.