In Germany, a mandatory early benefit assessment (EBA) by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) is required for reimbursement of new marketing-authorised medicines. Additional benefit is based on patient-relevant endpoints in mortality, morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed...

<Emphasis Type="Bold">Background: The high number of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has facilitated greater research, resulting in the development of innovative medical devices. So far, results from economic evaluations that compared drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS) have not...</emphasis>

Background:Background: The high number of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has facilitated greater research, resulting in the development of innovative medical devices. So far, results from economic evaluations that compared drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS)...