Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran
Abstract Background Today, heart failure is one of the leading causes of death and disability in most developed and developing countries. By 2030, more than 23.3 million people are projected to die of cardiovascular diseases each year, and the prevalence of heart failure is expected to increase by 2...
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| description | Abstract Background Today, heart failure is one of the leading causes of death and disability in most developed and developing countries. By 2030, more than 23.3 million people are projected to die of cardiovascular diseases each year, and the prevalence of heart failure is expected to increase by 25%. One of the preventive interventions is pharmacological interventions which can be used to reduce the complications of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure. One of the most important pharmacological interventions in patients with heart failure is the use of antihypertensive drugs such as candesartan, enalapril, and valsartan. This study aimed to compare the cost-utility of candesartan, enalapril, and valsartan in patients with heart failure using the Markov model in Iran in 2020. Methods In the present study, a four-state Markov model was designed to compare the cost-utility of candesartan, enalapril, and valsartan for a hypothetical cohort of 10,000 heart failure patients older than 24 years. The payers’ perspective was used to calculate the costs. The Markov states included outpatients with heart failure, patients with heart failure admitted to general hospital wards, patients with heart failure admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs), and death. The effectiveness measure in this study was the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). The one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were used to determine the robustness of the results. The TreeAge Pro 2011 software was used for data analysis. Results The results showed that the average expected costs and QALYs were 119645.45 USD and 16.15 for valsartan, 113,019.68 USD and 15.16 for enalapril, and 113,093.37 USD and 15.06 for candesartan, respectively. Candesartan was recognized as the dominated option. Because the calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) value (6,692.69 USD) was less than the threshold value (7,256 USD), valsartan was cost-effective compared to enalapril. The results of the cost-effectiveness acceptability curve showed that at the threshold of 7,256 USD, valsartan had a 60% chance of being cost-effective compared to enalapril. The results of one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the results. Moreover, the results showed that ICU (1,112 USD) had the highest cost among cost items. Conclusion According to the results, it is recommended that health policymakers consider the use of valsartan by cardiologists when designing clinical guidelines for the treatment of patients with heart failure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef174554d3d14a6485dcfda5fd81ef6b2023-11-19T12:20:39ZengBMCHealth Economics Review2191-19912023-09-0113111110.1186/s13561-023-00457-4Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in IranRamin Ravangard0Farideh Sadat Jalali1Marjan Hajahmadi2Abdosaleh Jafari3Health Human Resources Research Centre, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesCardiologist, Fellowship in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation, Cardiovascular Department, Rasoul Akram General Hospital, Iran University of Medical SciencesHealth Human Resources Research Centre, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Today, heart failure is one of the leading causes of death and disability in most developed and developing countries. By 2030, more than 23.3 million people are projected to die of cardiovascular diseases each year, and the prevalence of heart failure is expected to increase by 25%. One of the preventive interventions is pharmacological interventions which can be used to reduce the complications of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure. One of the most important pharmacological interventions in patients with heart failure is the use of antihypertensive drugs such as candesartan, enalapril, and valsartan. This study aimed to compare the cost-utility of candesartan, enalapril, and valsartan in patients with heart failure using the Markov model in Iran in 2020. Methods In the present study, a four-state Markov model was designed to compare the cost-utility of candesartan, enalapril, and valsartan for a hypothetical cohort of 10,000 heart failure patients older than 24 years. The payers’ perspective was used to calculate the costs. The Markov states included outpatients with heart failure, patients with heart failure admitted to general hospital wards, patients with heart failure admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs), and death. The effectiveness measure in this study was the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). The one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were used to determine the robustness of the results. The TreeAge Pro 2011 software was used for data analysis. Results The results showed that the average expected costs and QALYs were 119645.45 USD and 16.15 for valsartan, 113,019.68 USD and 15.16 for enalapril, and 113,093.37 USD and 15.06 for candesartan, respectively. Candesartan was recognized as the dominated option. Because the calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) value (6,692.69 USD) was less than the threshold value (7,256 USD), valsartan was cost-effective compared to enalapril. The results of the cost-effectiveness acceptability curve showed that at the threshold of 7,256 USD, valsartan had a 60% chance of being cost-effective compared to enalapril. The results of one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the results. Moreover, the results showed that ICU (1,112 USD) had the highest cost among cost items. Conclusion According to the results, it is recommended that health policymakers consider the use of valsartan by cardiologists when designing clinical guidelines for the treatment of patients with heart failure.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-023-00457-4ValsartanEnalaprilCandesartanMarkov modelHeart failureCost-utility analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ramin Ravangard Farideh Sadat Jalali Marjan Hajahmadi Abdosaleh Jafari Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran Health Economics Review Valsartan Enalapril Candesartan Markov model Heart failure Cost-utility analysis |
| title | Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran |
| title_full | Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran |
| title_short | Cost-utility analysis of valsartan, enalapril, and candesartan in patients with heart failure in Iran |
| title_sort | cost utility analysis of valsartan enalapril and candesartan in patients with heart failure in iran |
| topic | Valsartan Enalapril Candesartan Markov model Heart failure Cost-utility analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-023-00457-4 |
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