Table.

Patient-level and Subgroup-level Costs Attributable to DES

	Per Patient*			Per National CAD Subgroup, Annualized
Subgroup	Cost, 2002† ($)	Cost, 2006 ($)	Cost change attributable to DES ($)	National subgroup patients, n (millions)	Subgroup patients receiving DES in 2006, n (thousands)	Subgroup cost increase attributable to DES ($millions)
AMI	35,815	37,345	657	0.36	82.9	236
Non-infarct ACS	26,418	28,278	999	0.27	77.8	269
Non-ACS	10,244	11,667	146	7.30	80.3	1,067
TOTAL CAD	11,952	13,398	198	7.93	241.0	1,572

^*Costs are inflation-adjusted average per-patient costs, including both DES recipients and non-recipients.

^†2002 costs inflated to 2006 dollars using consumer price index.

Abbreviations: CAD—coronary artery disease; DES—drug-eluting stent; AMI—acute myocardial infarction; ACS—acute coronary syndrome.