Cardiovascular health technology assessment: recommendations to improve the quality of evidence
The aim of this article is to review the role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) organisations in appraising and recommending innovative cardiovascular technologies. We consider how bias impairs the quality of evidence from clinical trials involving...
Health technology assessment (HTA) in cardiac field
Rapid developments in new health care technology in the cardiac field have become almost daily events. The technological development involves a wide range of applications of diagnostic modalities such as cardiac MRI, PET, CT angio or...
Health technology assessment of a national deep brain stimulation service in Ireland
DBS is a surgical procedure for the relief of motor function symptoms in patients with movement disorders – including Parkinson‟s disease, essential tremor and dystonia – that are no longer adequately controlled by drug therapy. At present, patients deemed suitable...
Conceptual model for early health technology assessment of current and novel heart valve interventions
The future promises many technological advances in the field of heart valve interventions, like tissue-engineered heart valves (TEHV). Prior to introduction in clinical practice, it is essential to perform early health technology assessment. We aim to develop a...
A Health Technology Assessment Report on Mandibular Two-Implant Overdentures
The primary objectives of this Health Technology Assessment (HTA) were to assess clinical outcomes (clinician- and patient-based) of ball-type mandibular two-implant overdenture treatment in comparison to treatment with: 1) removable mandibular complete dentures, 2)...
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation: A Health Technology Assessment
Sensorineural hearing loss is a condition in which the cochlea (the hearing organ in the ear) or the nerve pathways for hearing are damaged. A cochlear implant is a device that acts in place of the damaged inner ear to help communicate sound to the brain. At present,...
Mid-wheel drive powered wheelchairs
Mid-wheel drive powered wheelchairs (MWDs) have been extremely popular in the American and Canadian markets for the past few years. The drive wheels of this type of chair are positioned in line with or near the centre of gravity of the chair, while the drive wheels of...
Screening Mammography: A Reassessment
Screening mammography, a technique which is 50 years old, aims to advance the diagnosis of breast cancer in order to offer early treatment, thereby improving the chances of cure. The practice of mammography, in constant evolution, varies widely according to the...
Computed Tomography and Its Carcinogenic Effects in Children and Youth in Québec
Developments in diagnostic radiology have made it possible not only to perform increasingly precise scans and but also to reduce their associated radiation doses. Yet the growing use of these scans in medical practice and the advent of new technologies expose the...
Evaluation of the evidence on the HeartMate II® and HeartWare® ventricular assist devices for the treatment of chronic end-stage heart failure
Heart failure is a complex syndrome that arises when the heart is incapable of pumping enough blood to respond to the metabolic needs of the body. Heart failure is often caused by defective contraction and relaxation of the myocardium, accompanied by elevated cardiac...
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