Economic evaluation of treatment strategies for patients suffering acute myocardial infarction in Greece.

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes of death in Greece and elsewhere. The objective of this paper was to conduct an economic evaluation of three alternative treatment options, alteplase, reteplase, and tenecteplase, in different groups of patients.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to identify studies evaluating the three treatments considered.