Cost-effectiveness of in-home automated external defibrillators for children with cardiac conditions associated with risk of sudden cardiac death

• Published in: Heart rhythm Vol. 17; no. 8; pp. 1328 - 1334
• Main Authors: Haag, Meredith B., Hersh, Alyssa R., Toffey, David E., Sargent, James A., Stecker, Eric C., Heitner, Stephen B., Caughey, Aaron B., Balaji, Seshadri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Automated external defibrillator; Children; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Implantable cardioverter–defibrillator; Sudden cardiac death; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Implantable cardioverter–defibrillator; Children; Sudden cardiac death; Automated external defibrillator

Children at high risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) (>6% over 5 years) receive an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD), but no guidelines are available for those at lower risk. For children at intermediate risk for SCD (4%–6% over 5 years), the utility and cost-effectiveness of in-home a...