Review Article

Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Results of ICUR for comprehensive CR in patients with MI.

StudyItemCRUCDifferenceICUR (USD/QALY)

Oldridge et al. [13]Cost438.09255.93182.164,048.0
QALY0.1540.1090.045

Yu et al. [14]Cost15,291.915,707.4−415.5−5,193.8 (dominant)
QALY0.120.040.08

Briffa et al. [15]Cost3,521.013,245.66275.3517,209.4
QALY0.0260.010.016

Leggett et al. [17]Cost32,981.4431,099.231,882.2126,888.7
QALY0.2280.1580.070

Hautala et al. [18]Cost2,168.733,376.92−1,208.19−48,327.6 (dominant)
QALY0.013−0.0120.025

ICUR rounded off to one decimal place; ICUR, incremental cost-utility ratio.