IATS | National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment

RESEARCH: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in cardiac diseases, diabetes and hypertension

» Cost-effectiveness of strategies of antihypertensive treatment: a) Incremental Effect of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) versus usual care and pharmaceutical care. b) Economic analysis of the cost of antihypertensive treatment.

Coordinator: Sandra Costa Fuchs
Researchers: Cristian T.G. Lopes, Juliane Monks, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Miguel Gus, Flávio Danni Fuchs, Hilton de Castro Chaves Jr, Mario Wiehe

» Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Hypopnea - research strategies and control mechanisms.

Coordinator: Flávio Danni Fuchs e Denis Martinez
Researchers: Leila Beltrami Moreira, Miguel Gus, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Sandro C Gonçalves

» PREVER – Test Management of pre-hypertension

Coordinator: Flávio Danni Fuchs e Hilton Chaves Jr.
Researchers: Leila Beltrami Moreira, Miguel Gus, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Fernando Menezes Campello de Souza

» Cost of hypertension in Brazil

Coordinator: Paola Zucchi e Marcos Ferraz

» Screening for diabetes and / or high risk for developing diabetes

Coordinator: Maria Inês Schmidt e Bruce Duncan
Researchers: Carisi Polanczyk, Cristiana Toscano

» Evaluation of database Hiperdia

Coordinator: Maria Inês Schmidt
Researchers: Bruce Duncan, Wanderson de Oliveira, Lenildo de Moura, Antony Stevens, Rosa Maria Sampaio

» Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment of Gestational Diabetes

Coordinator: Maria Inês Schmidt
Researchers: Eliana Wendland, Bruce Duncan, Lidia R Medeiros

» Budget impact and re-study compared cost-effectiveness of stents in the management of coronary artery disease

Coordinator: Carisi A Polanczyk, Denizar Vianna, Otávio Berwanger
Researchers: Marco Wainstein, Steffan Stela, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Antônio Ribeiro

» System of immediate care for acute myocardial infarction - primary angioplasty, thrombolytic therapy, adjuvant therapies, transfers (systematic review and cost-effectiveness and budget impact)

Coordinator: Carisi A Polanczyk
Researchers: Mariana Vargas Furtado, Otávio Berwanger, Denizar Vianna, Antônio Ribeiro

» Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of technical communication closure intra-cardiac (ASD and VSD)

Coordinator: Otávio Berwanger
Researchers: Carisi A Polanczyk, Jorge P Ribeiro, Otávio Berwanger, Luis Eduardo P Rohde, Suzi Camey

» Cost-effectiveness of ventricular resynchronization therapy in heart failure

Coordinator: Nadine Clausell e Luis Eduardo Rohde
Researchers: Antônio Ribeiro, Carisi A Polanczyk, Denizar Vianna, Suzi Camey

» Impact of home visits in hospital admission rates and hospital costs in patients with heart failure: Randomized clinical trial

Coordinator: Carisi Anne Polanczyk e Eneida Rejane Rabelo
Researchers: Emiliane Nogueira de Souza, Karen Ruschel, Graziella Aliti, Claudia Mussi, Denise Tolfo Silveira, Gabriela Souza, Nadine Clausell; Luis Eduardo Rohde; Luis Beck da Silva Neto, Andréia Biolo, Maria Antonieta Moraes, Altamiro Reis e Solange Bordignon

» Cost-effectiveness of pharmacotherapy follow-up associated with usual medical care of hypertensive patients

Coordinator: Leila Beltrami Moreira
Researchers: Fernanda d’Athayde Rodrigues; Mauro Silveira de Castro; Sandra Costa Fuchs; Prof. Flávio Danni Fuchs; Cristian T. G. Lopes

» Evaluation of the dissemination of economic and financial impact and quality of life related to the merger of cardiovascular technology, high complexity

Coordinator: Carlos Faria Amaral
Researchers: Nilton Alves Rezende, Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Silvana Márcia Bruschi Kelles, Fernando Martin Biscione, Jacqueline Domingues Tiburcio, Christiane Guilherme Bretas, Izabel Cristina Alves Mendonça, Sandra de Oliveira Sapori Avelar, Mônica Viegas Andrade

» Minas Telecárdio: Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost of a Telecardiology pilot system in Minas Gerais

Coordinator: Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
Researchers: André Pires Antunes, Daniel Ferreira da Cunha, Mônica Viegas Andrade, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, Elmiro Santos Resende, Sandra de Oliveira Sapori Avelar, Marcos Roberto Sousa

» National network of assessment procedures are highly complex cardiovascular

Coordinator: Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
Researchers: Regina Maria de Aquino Xavier, Jose Luiz dos Santos Nogueira, Antony Peter Stevens, Vitor Manuel Pereira Azevedo, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir, Rogerio Brant Martins Chaves, Denizar Vianna Araújo, Marcia Cristina Chagas Macedo Pinheiro, Carisi Anne Polanczyk

» Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Statins and Fibrates for the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Brazil

Coordinator: Carisi A Polanczyk
Researchers: Rodrigo A Ribeiro, Bruce B Duncan, Emilio H Moriguchi, Francisco H Fonseca, Jose L Costa Vieira, Steffan F Stella

» Evaluation of the Smoking Cessation Program (INCA): epidemiological data and treatment effectiveness in primary health care.

Coordinator: Bruce Bartholow Duncan
Researchers: Juliana Dias Pereira dos Santos, Sérgio Antonio Sirena, Elisabeth Blanc Hermont

» Economic analysis of the cost of antihypertensive treatment

Coordinator: Sandra C Fuchs
Researchers: Cristian T. G. Lopes, Juliane Monks, Leila B Moreira, Flávio D Fuchs

» Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Ankle Brachial Index in the Re-Stratification of Intermediate Cardiovascular Risk Patients

Coordinator: Leila Beltrami Moreira
Researchers: Cristian Jeruza Lavanholi Neyeloff