Cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices.
Implantable left ventricular assist devices are expensive both in terms of the actual device cost and postoperative care. These devices have been successfully used in numerous life saving indications but their cost and cost efficacy remains unclear. This report reviews these issues focusing on device, in-hospital, and posthospitalization costs.
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Jeffrey A
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Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, Milstein Hospital 7GN-435, NY 10032, USA. Jm2240@columbia.edu
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Mehmet C
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