Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio of Alteplase in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in the French Setting

On the basis of data collected from general hospital centres in France on 704 patients initially presenting with acute myocardial infarction, the mean 1-year cost of treatment was calculated to be 52 160 French francs (F) per patient (1994 values). This was independent of whether the patient received thrombolysis, and included all costs associated with initial hospitalisation including a stay in intensive care, cardiology or medical units, as well as rehospitalisations, revascularisation procedures and any drugs prescribed. When only those patients who survived the initial hospitalisation were considered, the mean cost of treatment was F58 184 per patient.