Cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for patients with advanced heart failure: Analysis of the British NHS bridge to transplant (BTT) program

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 338-345

  Clarke, Aileen ^a   Pulikottil Jacob, Ruth ^a   Connock, Martin ^a   Suri, Gaurav ^a   Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin ^a   Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy ^a   Banner, Nicholas R ^b   Sutcliffe, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative cost effectiveness; Heart failure; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPARATIVE COST-EFFECTIVENESS; HEART FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893686118     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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