2024
Decreasing alloimmunization‐specific mortality in sickle cell disease in the United States: Cost‐effectiveness of a shared transfusion resource
Ito S, Pandya A, Hauser R, Krishnamurti L, Stites E, Tormey C, Krumholz H, Hendrickson J, Goshua G. Decreasing alloimmunization‐specific mortality in sickle cell disease in the United States: Cost‐effectiveness of a shared transfusion resource. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 570-576. PMID: 38279581, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseDelayed hemolytic transfusion reactionQuality-adjusted life expectancyAlloimmunized patientsPatient populationRed blood cell alloimmunizationCell diseaseCost-effective interventionMedical expenditure of patientsHealth system perspectiveExpenditure of patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHemolytic transfusion reactionsUnited StatesMarkov cohort simulationCost-effectiveAverage patient populationCost-effectiveness ratioBirth cohortAnalytical time horizonAntibody historyCohort simulationTransfusionTransfusion reactionsLife expectancy
2017
Updated Cost-effectiveness Assessments of PCSK9 Inhibitors From the Perspectives of the Health System and Private Payers: Insights Derived From the FOURIER Trial
Arrieta A, Hong JC, Khera R, Virani SS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Updated Cost-effectiveness Assessments of PCSK9 Inhibitors From the Perspectives of the Health System and Private Payers: Insights Derived From the FOURIER Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 1369-1374. PMID: 29049467, PMCID: PMC5814995, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.3655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypercholesterolemiaInsuranceInsurance, HealthInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMaleMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPCSK9 InhibitorsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsStrokeUnited StatesConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioProprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitorsCurrent pricesLife yearsPrivate payersAdditional quality-adjusted life yearPreliminary cost-effectiveness analysisCost-effectiveness standardsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisPrivate payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness assessmentNegative returnsHealth system perspectiveSignificant discountUS dollarsDrug pricesPatent protectionPricesStatin treatment strategiesHealth insuranceTime horizonSubtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors
2006
Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in 4 US States Between 1992 and 2001
Masoudi FA, Foody JM, Havranek EP, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Allman RM, Gold J, Wiblin RT, Krumholz HM. Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in 4 US States Between 1992 and 2001. Circulation 2006, 114: 2806-2814. PMID: 17145994, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.611707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorEnzyme inhibitorsPrimary discharge diagnosisHealth system perspectiveQuality of careMore comorbiditiesClinical characteristicsDischarge diagnosisMyocardial infarctionAMI careMedicare patientsMultivariable modelTreatment criteriaMedicare populationTreatment ratesAspirinHealth impactsMortalityCarePresent studyOutcomesIndicator definitionsDiverse populationsInhibitors