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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2017 May 10;37(7):802–814. doi: 10.1177/0272989X17706081

Table A-2.

Costs (2013 US dollars) used in the CVD PREDICT model

Parameter Base-case Value Base-Case Source
Costs for Chronic Disease States
 Disease Free $0 Assumption: None
 Chronic CHD $3,201 Lee 2010 (16)
 Chronic Stroke $2,115 Pignone 2006 (17)

Costs for Acute Disease States
 Acute Cardiac Arrest $19,271 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)
 Acute MI $56,358 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)
 Acute Angina $29,139 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)
 Acute Stroke $19,128 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)

Costs for Procedures and Repeat Events
 Repeat MI $56,358 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)
 Repeat Stroke $19,128 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)
 CABG $36,872 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)
 PTCA $34,742 O’Sullivan 2011 (22)

Screening Costs
 Non-lab test (GP visit in Stage 1) $75 Pletcher 2009 (19)
 Cholesterol (lab) test $35 Pletcher 2009 (19)
 # extra GP visits during Stage 2 1 Assumption
 # lab tests/year after treatment 1 Lazar 2011 (53), Expert Opinion
 # GP visits/year after treatment 1 Lazar 2011 (53), Expert Opinion

Statin Drug and Adverse Event Costs
 Statin $267 Redbook 2009 (54)
 Anti-hypertensive $206 Nuckols 2011 (20)
 Aspirin $7.6 Pignone 2006 (17)
 ACE Inhibitor $52.12 Shah 2011 (21), Redbook 2009 (54)
 Beta Blocker $52.12 Shah 2011 (21), Redbook 2009 (54)
 Mild adverse event $178.53 Lee 2010 (16)
 Major adverse event $7,033 Lee 2010 (16)