Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Cost-effectiveness of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

JAMA CardiolPublished Economic evaluation

Authors' conclusion

Results of this economic evaluation suggest that at 2022 drug prices, adding an SGLT2-I to standard of care was of intermediate or low economic value compared with standard of care in US adults with HFpEF.

Study context

Population
Simulated US cohort with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), characteristics similar to EMPEROR-Preserved and DELIVER participantssimulated cohort
Participants
12,251 participants
Comparison
Standard of care plus SGLT2-I vs standard of care
Outcome
QALYs, direct medical costs (2022 US dollars) and ICER
Follow-up
Lifetime
Methodological detailsstate-transition Markov model, lifetime horizon, US health care sector perspective, 3% annual discounting, probabilistic sensitivity analysis
  • State-transition Markov model
  • Lifetime horizon
  • US health care sector perspective
  • 3% annual discounting
  • Probabilistic sensitivity analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Lifetime QALYs, direct medical costs (2022 US dollars) and ICER

Incremental quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs)

0.19 QALYs

SGLT2-I

Incremental cost

$26 300 2022 US dollars

SGLT2-I

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), SGLT2-I added to standard of care vs standard of care
$141 200 per QALY gained
Probabilistic iterations indicating intermediate value (of 1000)
59.1%
Probabilistic iterations indicating low value (of 1000)
40.9%

Further findings

OutcomeICER (per QALY gained)
Sensitivity analysis: ICER if SGLT2-I has no effect on mortalityNo effect on mortality assumed$373 400

Sensitivity analysis: ICER if SGLT2-I has no effect on mortality

ICER most sensitive to SGLT2-I costs and effect on CV death

Original publication

Cost-effectiveness of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol. Published 1 May 2023. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0077

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