title: A concise review of the cost-effectiveness of coronary heart disease prevention.
abstract: Coronary heart disease is one of the largest sources of morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditure in the United States. This article reviews a number of studies that estimate the cost per unit of health benefits associated with different primary and secondary prevention strategies for coronary heart disease. Although prevention does not provide a panacea for rising health care spending, many preventive strategies are cost-effective when compared to other common clinical interventions. Prevention should be incorporated into regular clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, England.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Garber
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States