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. 2020 Jun 9;10:16. doi: 10.1186/s13561-020-00274-z

Table 6.

Parameters of the deterministic sensitivity analysis

Sensitivity analysis Base
case
Model parameters min max
General Starting age 65 85 75
 Undetected AF in % detected AF 10.0% 70.0% 33.3%
 Increase in background mortality, AF subpopulation 0% 75.0% 25.0%
 Sensitivity Preventicus screening 85.0% 100.0% 91.6%
 Specificity Preventicus screening 85.0% 100.0% 99.6%
 Positively validated screening results (after flutter ECG) 75.0% 95.0% 35%
 Increased incidence of spontaneous AF, AF population 1.0 3.0 1.0
Prevention Reduction stroke rate with prevention 40.0% 90.0% 70.0%
 Increased stroke rate with AF without prevention 2.0 5.0 4.2
 Marcumar proportion in OAC medication 10.0% 50.0% 29.0%
 Increase in the incidence of brain haemorrhage through VKA 3.0 10.0 4.0
 Reduction in cerebral haemorrhage through NOAC (compared with VKA) 35.0% 55.0% 41.0%
Costs, profits
 Scaling factor screening costs 0.5 5.0 1.0
 Prices OAC after patent expires (actual: 100%) 40% 100% 55%
 Clawback (rebate granted to health insurers?) 0.0% 25.0% 10.0%
 Years until patent expiry 2 10 3
 Scaling factor stroke 1- costs 0.5 1.5 1.0
 Scaling factor costs cerebral haemorrhage 0.75 3.0 1.0
 Scaling factor RSA 0.0 1.25 1.0
 Discount rate for costs 1.0% 5.0% 3.0%