A cost-effectiveness model of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Kalish S, Gurwitz J, Krumholz H, Avorn J. A cost-effectiveness model of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 321-330. PMID: 7562123, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsTissue plasminogen activatorAcute myocardial infarctionAdditional quality-adjusted life yearMyocardial infarctionGUSTO trialThrombolytic therapyOne-year mortality dataOccluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO-I) trialMortality dataPlasminogen activatorLong-term medical costsCoronary Arteries trialOne-year mortalityUse of streptokinaseInferior wall infarctionCost-effective therapyCost-effectiveness modelDecision analysis modelSurvival benefitSymptom onsetClinical outcomesRelative survival advantageThrombolytic agentsSurvival advantage