Cost-Effectiveness Aspects of Defibrillators: Decreasing the Financial

• 01/01/2009

Decreasing the Financial Burden The financial burden on society to treat and prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) is enormous. ICDs effectively reduce SCD and are recommended for secondary and primary prevention of SCD from VT/VF. Unfortunately, ICDs are expensive and add to demands to healthcare budgets in even the most developed nations. In this article, we look at the cost-effectiveness...