Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) in Heart Failure-A Model to Assess the Economic Value of this New Medical Technology

The European CRT model is an important tool to assess the economic value of CRT in patients with moderate to severe heart failure. In the light of the planned introduction of Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) based reimbursement in various European countries, the economic data generated by the model can play an important role in the decision-making process.