1. Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator for prevention of sudden cardiac death after infected implantable cardioverter-defibrillator removal: A cost-effectiveness evaluation 
Christopher A. Healy, MD, Roger G. Carrillo, MD, FHRS 
Heart Rhythm 
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages (July 2015)
DOI: /j.hrthm
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2. Figure 1
Treatment strategies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) extraction for infection. SCD = sudden cardiac death; SNF = skilled nursing facility; WCD = wearable cardioverter-defibrillator.
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3. Figure 2
Model structure. ICD = implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; SCD = sudden cardiac death; SNF = skilled nursing facility; WCD = wearable cardioverter-defibrillator.
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4. Figure 3
Two-way sensitivity analysis on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) risk and non-SCA risk (willingness-to-pay threshold = $50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year [QALY]). Strategies 2 and 3 stay dominated and thus are not shown in the plotted area. WCD = wearable cardioverter-defibrillator.
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5. Figure 4
Two-way sensitivity analysis on wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) efficacy and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) risk (willingness-to-pay threshold = $50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year [QALY]). Strategies 2 and 3 stay dominated and thus are not shown in the plotted area.
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6. Figure 5
Sensitivity analysis: time to reimplantation. ICD = implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY = quality-adjusted life-year.
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7. Figure 6
Sensitivity analysis: time to reimplantation and first 2 -month sudden cardiac arrest risk. ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY = quality-adjusted life-year.
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8. Figure 7
Cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). SNF = skilled nursing facility; WCD = wearable cardioverter-defibrillator.
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