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Cost-effectiveness of ablation of ventricular tachycardia in ischaemic cardiomyopathy: limitations in the trial evidence base.

Yang ChenManuel GomesJason V GarciaRoss J HunterAnthony W ChowMehul DhinojaRichard J SchillingMartin LowePier D Lambiase
Published in: Open heart (2020)
Catheter ablation of VT is unlikely to be cost-effective compared with AAD therapy based on the current randomised trial evidence. However, better designed studies incorporating detailed and more frequent quality of life assessments are needed to provide more robust and informed cost-effectiveness analyses.
Keyphrases
  • catheter ablation
  • atrial fibrillation
  • left atrial
  • study protocol
  • left atrial appendage
  • heart failure
  • clinical trial
  • open label
  • phase iii
  • phase ii
  • stem cells
  • left ventricular
  • case control
  • cell therapy