Advanced heart failure management with ventricular assist therapy – Evaluating Australian costs of care and effectiveness from implant to transplant or end of life

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1133337

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are implantable heart pumps that are increasingly being used to slow down the progression of end stage heart failure. This project assesses the costs and effectiveness of VAD therapy and advanced heart failure medical management in an Australian health care setting. The aim is to provide Australian clinicians and health decision makers access to current and relevant, clinical, cost and effectiveness data for advanced heart failure and VAD therapy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $45,668.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

There are no SEO codes available for this funding activity

Other Keywords

cardiology | cardiothoracic transplantation | cost-effectiveness | economic evaluation | heart failure

Related Links