International journal of technology assessment in health care
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Int J Technol Assess Health Care · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyCoronary bypass surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention: cost-effectiveness in Iran: a study in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.
The aim of this study was to evaluate cost effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting from Iran society perspective. ⋯ This study demonstrated that despite higher initial cost and lower HRQoL, CABG is a cost-effective revascularization strategy compared with PCI for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease in long-term.