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. 2024 May 18;11(5):2835–2848. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14838

Table 6B.

Comparison in monetary terms of high‐cost therapy with pre‐ and post‐implant 21 day infusions of the CardioMEMS system

Potential avoided costs for levosimendan infusions (€) Potential avoided costs for hospitalizations due to levosimendan infusions (€) Potential avoided costs (vials + hospitalizations) (€)
Pre‐implant (A) Post‐implant (B) (B)–(A) Pre‐implant (A) Post‐implant (B) (B)–(A) Pre‐implant (A) Post‐implant (B) (B)–(A)
0 17 572 17 572 0 51 000 51 000 0 68 572 68 572
0 21 372 21 372 0 72 000 72 000 0 93 372 93 372
0 3350 3350 0 7500 7500 0 10 850 10 850
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 5364 5364 0 27 000 27 000 0 32 364 32 364
0 47 658 47 658 0 157 500 157 500 0 205 158 205 158

The mean of the LION‐HEART study strategy (infusions every 15 days) and the Ortis et al. (infusions every 28 days).