Coronary artery disease management and cost implications with fractional flow reserve guided coronary intervention in Indian patients with stable ischemic coronary artery disease

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OBJECTIVES: To study the safety of stent avoidance, frequency of change in management decisions, and its cost implications while using a fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided treatment strategy for intermediate-grade coronary artery stenosis.

BACKGROUND: The impact of FFR in guiding management decisions and its cost implications has not been studied after imposition of a ceiling on stent prices by the Government of India.

METHODS: In 400 patients with 477 intermediate-grade coronary lesions for whom coronary intervention was planned, functional assessment using FFR was done. Incidence of the primary composite endpoint (major adverse cardiac event [MACE], cardiac death, myocardial infarction, objective evidence of ischemia, and target vessel revascularization) in the stent avoided subset was compared with the stented group at follow-up. Micro-costing analysis was done using a computed model with current stent and FFR wire prices.

RESULTS: The overall incidence of MACE was 4.9%, 0.9% in the stent-avoided subset and 6.9% in stented group (p = 0.04, comparing the latter two) at a median follow-up of 21 months (interquartile range 12-31 months). Serious adverse events occurred only in 1% of patients receiving adenosine. The average cost saving was Indian rupees (INR) 51,847 [United States Dollar (USD) 746] per patient, resulting in total savings of INR 15,813,379 (USD 227,530). Cost savings persisted but were lower by 36% (INR 18,613/USD 268 per patient) after the ceiling of stent prices.

CONCLUSION: FFR-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) strategy is safe and cost-effective in countries where majority of patients self-finance their health care, resulting in stent and PCI avoidance in approximately one in three patients referred for coronary angioplasty.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:97

Enthalten in:

Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions - 97(2021), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 815-824

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thomson, Viji S [VerfasserIn]
Varghese, Mithun J [VerfasserIn]
Chacko, Sujith T [VerfasserIn]
Varghese, Lijo [VerfasserIn]
Alex, Anoop G [VerfasserIn]
George, Paul V [VerfasserIn]
George, Oommen K [VerfasserIn]
Joseph, George [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Bijesh K [VerfasserIn]
John, Jacob [VerfasserIn]

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Cost-benefit analysis
Fractional flow reserve
Journal Article
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Revascularization

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Date Completed 24.09.2021

Date Revised 24.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ccd.28897

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308792157