The Cost of Medical Management in Advanced Heart Failure During the Final Two Years of Life

Russo, Mark J.; Gelijns, Annetine C.; Stevenson, Lynne W.; Sampat, Bhaven; Aaronson, Keith D.; Renlund, Dale G.; Ascheim, Deborah D.; Hong, Kimberly N.; Oz, Mehmet C.; Moskowitz, Alan J.; Rose, Eric A.; Miller, Leslie W.; for the Rematch Investigators,

doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.005

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The Cost of Medical Management in Advanced Heart Failure During the Final Two Years of Life

Mark J. Russo, MD, MS
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Annetine C. Gelijns, PhD
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Lynne W. Stevenson, MD
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Bhaven Sampat, PhD
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Keith D. Aaronson, MD
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dale G. Renlund, MD
- LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
Deborah D. Ascheim, MD
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Kimberly N. Hong, MHSA
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Alan J. Moskowitz, MD
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Eric A. Rose, MD
- Columbia University, New York, New York
Leslie W. Miller, MD
- Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
for the Rematch Investigators

Received 14 March 2008; received in revised form 27 May 2008; accepted 2 June 2008. published online 21 July 2008.

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Presented at the 2006 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 12 to 15, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.

The REMATCH trial was supported, in part, by a cooperative agreement (HL-53986) funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, California. Additional funding for the routine costs of clinical care associated with the trial was made available by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and by the participating clinical centers. Reprint requests: Mark J. Russo, MD, MS, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, Milstein Hospital Bldg, Room 7-435 GN, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.

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