title: Most important papers in health costs, cost-effectiveness, and resource utilization.
abstract: The following are highlights from the new series, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Topic Review. This series will summarize the most important manuscripts (as selected by the Editor) that have published in the Circulation portfolio. The objective of this new series is to provide our readership with a timely, comprehensive selection of important papers that are relevant to the quality and outcomes, and general cardiology audience. The studies included in this article represent the most significant research in the area of health costs, cost-effectiveness, and resource utilization.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dharmarajan
authors.forename: Julianna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lampropulos
authors.forename: Behnood
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bikdeli
authors.forename: Purav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mody
authors.forename: Aakriti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans