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Table 2 Selected references

From: Cost–utility analysis of using high-intensity statin among post-hospitalized acute coronary syndrome patients

References

Intervention

Comparator

Perspective

Cost

Outcome

Model

Time Horizon

Discount

Barrios et al. [21]

Polypill

Multiple monotherapy (Atorvastatin)

Payer

Direct

MACE

Markov

10 years

3%

Almalki et al. [22]

Simvastatin 40 mg + 

Ezetimibe 10 mg

Simvastatin 40 mg

Payer

Direct

MACE

Markov

5 years

10 years

Lifetime

3%

Gómez-Gerique et al. [23]

Atorvastatin 80 mg

Placebo

Payer

Direct

MACE

Markov

Lifetime

3.5%

Ademi et al. [24]

100% statin coverage

(Low-Intensity Statin)

82% statin coverage

(Low-Intensity Statin)

Government

Direct

MACE

Markov

5 years

5%

Lazar et al. [25]

Low-intensity statin (low cost)

Suggested statin by ATP III

Societal

Direct

MACE

Markov

30 years

3%

Chan et al. [26]

High Dose Statin

Conventional Statin

Societal

Direct

MACE

Markov

Lifetime

3%

Taylor et al. [19]

Atorvastatin 80 mg

Atorvastatin 10 mg

Payer

Direct

MACE

Markov

Lifetime

3.5%

Lin et al. [20]

Moderate-Intensity Statin

No Statin

Payer

Direct

MACE

Markov

10 ears

3%

  1. The time horizon refers to the duration during which costs and impacts are assessed
  2. Discount is a method frequently employed in cost-effectiveness analysis for "fairly" comparing programs whose outcomes and costs transpire at dissimilar points in time