The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Cost-effectiveness of contemporary vascular closure devices for the prevention of vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions in an all-comers PCI population
Steven Kerré1, MD; Lise Kustermans1, MD; Tom Vandendriessche1, MD; Johan Bosmans1, MD, PhD; Steven E. Haine1, MD; Hielko Miljoen1, MD; Christiaan J. Vrints1, MD, PhD; Philippe Beutels2, PhD; Kristien Wouters3, PhD; Marc J. Claeys1*, MD, PhD
1. Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; 2. Center for Health Economics Research and Modelling Infectious Diseases, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; 3. Department of Statistics, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwe
Aims: The present observational case-control study assessed the cost-effectiveness of contemporary vascular closure devices (VCDs) for the prevention of vascular complications in an all-c