Cost-Effectiveness of Supersaturated Oxygen Delivery for Infarct Size Reduction in Patients With Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Katherine Vilain, Harun Kundi, Bjorn Redfors, Emily M Bucholz, Neel M Butala, David J Cohen · 2026
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Katherine Vilain and five co-authors ask whether flooding the heart with oxygen rich blood after a major heart attack is worth its price, in this 2026 study. The therapy, given after artery opening surgery for front wall heart attacks, shrinks the scar the attack leaves. Smaller scars mean better long term survival, but the treatment costs over ten thousand dollars a case.
A simulation model followed typical patients for life. The therapy added a small slice of healthy life expectancy, about a tenth of a quality adjusted year, at about thirty-two hundred dollars of extra lifetime cost. The resulting cost per healthy year, near thirty-eight thousand dollars, sat well below common willingness to pay thresholds. Odds favored good value in three of four simulations. The authors judge the therapy cost effective for this patient group.
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| CREATOR | Katherine Vilain, Harun Kundi, Bjorn Redfors, Emily M Bucholz, Neel M Butala, David J Cohen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |