What are the results of the cost-effectiveness analysis for diagnosing heart failure in patients?
The model sought to determine which NT-proBNP threshold is the most cost effective for diagnosing heart failure in patients presenting with signs and symptoms of heart failure. The comparators included were NT-proBNP thresholds of 400pg/ml, 280pg/ml and 125pg/ml, and echocardiography for all. Due to the inconsistency in the pooled results and the very low quality of this data as discussed above, the committee did not consider it appropriate to use the pooled results of these thresholds for the base-case analysis.