Cost Analysis From Two Randomized Trials of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in High-Risk Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Shpend Elezi, MD*,
Alban Dibra, MD*,
Ulrike Folkerts, MD*,
Julinda Mehilli, MD*,
Sylvia Heigl ,
Albert Schömig, MD and
Adnan Kastrati, MD*,*
* Deutsches Herzzentrum
1. Medizinische Klinik rechts der Isar, Technische Universität; Munich, Germany

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Figure 1 Initial hospital costs and follow-up costs for the patients who underwent implantation of sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents. p < 0.001 for the difference between the 2 drug-eluting stents with respect to follow-up costs.
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