Table 2.
NYHA class | All patients (LVEF of 25–45%) | LVEF of 25–34% | LVEF of 35–45% |
NYHA I/II | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
NYHA III | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
NYHA IV[Link] | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Health association.
These rates were judged clinically implausible, and therefore, the value for NYHA III was doubled for use in the cost‐effectiveness model.