tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2685804106620081627..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Keeping Things in PerspectiveDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15341263999823043002008-09-14T21:43:00.000-05:002008-09-14T21:43:00.000-05:00But most pts with ICDs will have the ICD, be on a ...But most pts with ICDs will have the ICD, be on a statin, an ARB or ACE-I, possibly a CCB and a PPI.<BR/>While we call it prevention for SCD, these pts already have serious health issues and use up a lot of resources before we even give then ICDs.<BR/><BR/>CardioNPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-35532335843401081062008-09-13T16:34:00.000-05:002008-09-13T16:34:00.000-05:00It seems to me that if NNT is assumed to be 10, th...It seems to me that if NNT is assumed to be 10, then cost per life saved is 500,000 (the procedure is said to cost 50,000.But how do you calculate cost per life year saved? Or Am I completely wrong?Kyaw Lwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837004125558409809noreply@blogger.com