2004
Quality of life after aortic valve replacement with tissue and mechanical implants
Sedrakyan A, Hebert P, Vaccarino V, Paltiel AD, Elefteriades JA, Mattera J, Lin Z, Roumanis SA, Krumholz HM. Quality of life after aortic valve replacement with tissue and mechanical implants. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2004, 128: 266-272. PMID: 15282464, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementQuality of lifeMechanical valve implantsMechanical valve recipientsValve replacementValve recipientsLife scoresValve implantsTissue valvesMechanical valvesMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormPopulation normsYale-New Haven HospitalMechanical valve replacementRate of complicationsUS population normsTissue valve replacementPrognostic factorsRole limitationsOnly significant differenceHealth SurveyAnalysis of covarianceBaseline qualityMean qualityPatients
2003
Age does not limit quality of life improvement in cardiac valve surgery
Sedrakyan A, Vaccarino V, Paltiel AD, Elefteriades JA, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Age does not limit quality of life improvement in cardiac valve surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 1208-1214. PMID: 14522482, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00949-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component summaryQuality of lifeCardiac valve surgeryPhysical component summaryValve surgeryAssociation of ageValve proceduresComponent summarySF-36PCS scoresMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormPatients' QOLMitral valve proceduresAortic valve proceduresOlder patientsAortic patientsMCS scoresMitral patientsQOL benefitsHealth SurveyPatientsSurgeryStatistical significanceAgeMultiple regression analysis
2001
The Cost Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Disease
Freedberg K, Losina E, Weinstein M, Paltiel A, Cohen C, Seage G, Craven D, Zhang H, Kimmel A, Goldie S. The Cost Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 824-831. PMID: 11248160, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200103153441108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountComputer SimulationCost-Benefit AnalysisDirect Service CostsDisease ProgressionDrug CostsDrug Therapy, CombinationHealth Care CostsHIV InfectionsHumansLife ExpectancyModels, BiologicalQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRNA, ViralUnited StatesValue of LifeConceptsQuality-adjusted yearThree-drug therapyCombination antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countQuality of lifeAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseClinical benefitDrug costsLife expectancyCell countInitial CD4 cell countThree-drug antiretroviral regimensHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV RNA levelsPerson lifetime costsImmunodeficiency virus infectionMajor clinical trialsDirect medical costsStandard of careProgression of diseaseLifetime direct medical costsCost-effectiveness ratioServices Utilization SurveyCost effectiveness
1998
Cost Effectiveness of Prophylaxis for Opportunistic Infections in AIDS
Freedberg K, Paltiel A. Cost Effectiveness of Prophylaxis for Opportunistic Infections in AIDS. PharmacoEconomics 1998, 14: 165-173. PMID: 10186457, DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199814020-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV patient careOpportunistic infectionsInfection preventionPatient careImmune system destructionSpecific opportunistic infectionsMajor opportunistic infectionNew antiretroviral therapiesQuality of lifeCost-effectiveness evaluationCost-effectiveness analysisCost effectivenessProphylaxis regimensAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseHIV infectionViral loadClinical guidelinesConsiderable financial strainProphylaxisClinical advancesViral replicationEffective agentInfectionHIVA Monte Carlo Simulation of Advanced HIV Disease
Paltiel AD, Scharfstein JA, Seage GR, Losina E, Goldie SJ, Weinstein MC, Craven DE, Freedberg KA. A Monte Carlo Simulation of Advanced HIV Disease. Medical Decision Making 1998, 18: s93-s105. PMID: 9566470, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x98018002s11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMonte Carlo simulation frameworkDecision makersCost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted monthsPrice assumptionsNet costLife yearsData estimatesCost-effective usePatient care resourcesState transition modelCare resourcesMakersAdvanced HIV diseaseSensitivity analysisLate-stage diseaseBaseline resultsAlternative interventionsQuality of lifeTreatment of AIDSCostCMV prophylaxisGanciclovir prophylaxis