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. 2014 Sep 16;101(2):119–125. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-305864

Table 1.

Event risks, costs and quality of life during 12 months of therapy

Parameter Sweden UK Germany Brazil
Ticagrelor Clopidogrel Ticagrelor Clopidogrel Ticagrelor Clopidogrel Ticagrelor Clopidogrel
Probability non-fatal MI clinical pathway 0.0535 0.0619 0.0535 0.0619 0.0535 0.0619 0.0535 0.0619
Probability non-fatal stroke clinical pathway 0.0119 0.0110 0.0119 0.0110 0.0119 0.0110 0.0119 0.0110
Probability death clinical pathway 0.0642 0.0811 0.0642 0.0811 0.0642 0.0811 0.0642 0.0811
Probability no MI or stroke clinical pathway 0.8704 0.8460 0.8704 0.8460 0.8704 0.8460 0.8704 0.8460
Healthcare cost of non-fatal MI clinical pathway (€)* 23 653 23 994 18 365 18 606 14 777 14 964 4401 4482
Healthcare cost of non-fatal stroke clinical pathway (€)* 22 925 23 266 16 731 16 972 13 193 13 380 2865 2946
Healthcare cost of death clinical pathway (€)* 17 227 17 568 12 267 12 508 9 921 10 108 2496 2577
Healthcare cost of no MI or stroke clinical pathway (€)* 10 294 10 635 8193 8434 6681 6856 1998 2079
Daily cost of study drug (€)† 2.21 0.06 2.27 0.07 2.91 0.35 2.34 0.52
QALY non-fatal MI clinical pathway 0.7667 0.7697 0.7667 0.7697 0.7667 0.7697 0.7667 0.7697
QALY non-fatal stroke clinical pathway 0.7388 0.7418 0.7388 0.7418 0.7388 0.7418 0.7388 0.7418
QALY death clinical pathway 0.2414 0.2445 0.2414 0.2445 0.2414 0.2445 0.2414 0.2445
QALY no MI or stroke clinical pathway 0.8422 0.8452 0.8422 0.8452 0.8422 0.8452 0.8422 0.8452

*Healthcare costs excluding drug costs, study drug costs are entered as separate parameters.

†2012 prices.

MI, myocardial infarction; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year.