Understanding the economic impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)

Alessandro Alberti, Pietro Giudice, Alessandra Gelera, Luca Stefanini, Virginia Priest, Michael Simmonds, Christa Lee and Matthew Wasserman ()

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2016, vol. 17, issue 2, 185-193

Abstract: Using IVUS with angiography is a dominant strategy in Italy, and results demonstrate that it is desirable to target those at a greater risk of restenosis (i.e., patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and acute coronary syndrome), who tend to benefit more from accurate stent implantation. Further information is necessary regarding the long-term benefits of IVUS, however sensitivity analysis presented in this research demonstrates a strong argument supporting the cost-effectiveness of IVUS. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016

Keywords: Angiography; Cost-effectiveness analyses; Drug-eluting stent; Economic evaluations; Intravascular ultrasound; Percutaneous coronary intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-015-0670-4

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