Table 5.
Base case analysis and one-way sensitivity analysis on time horizon and initial New York Heart Association (NYHA) class distribution.
| Treatment strategies | Cost($) | Incremental cost ($) | QALY | Incremental QALYs | ICER($/QALYs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base case | Sac-val | 4,684.25 | 669.78 | 4.67 | 0.27 | 2,480.67 |
| Enalapril | 4,014.47 | 4.40 | ||||
| Time horizon | ||||||
| 5-years | Sac-val | 2,973.81 | 362.99 | 2.95 | 0.10 | 3,684.57 |
| Enalapril | 2,610.82 | 2.85 | ||||
| 15-years | Sac-val | 5,661.36 | 900.47 | 5.64 | 0.44 | 2,032.52 |
| Enalapril | 4,760.89 | 5.20 | ||||
| 20-years | Sac-val | 6,170.73 | 1,049.23 | 6.14 | 0.56 | 1,874.00 |
| Enalapril | 5,121.5 | 5.58 | ||||
| Initial NYHA class distribution:5% I; 20% II; 45% III; 30% IV | ||||||
| 5-years | Sac-val | 2,995.24 | 379.67 | 2.73 | 0.09 | 4,175.26 |
| Enalapril | 2,615.57 | 2.64 | ||||
| 10-years | Sac-val | 4,609.59 | 687.66 | 4.33 | 0.25 | 2,697.82 |
| Enalapril | 3,921.93 | 4.08 | ||||
| 20-years | Sac-val | 5,977.42 | 1,044.35 | 5.69 | 0.51 | 2,030.94 |
| Enalapril | 4,933.07 | 5.17 | ||||