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    Area of Science:

    • Cardiology
    • Health Economics

    Background:

    • Severe angina can lead to complete invalidism.
    • Invalidism results in significant financial burdens for patients and the state.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the costs of managing severe angina invalidism versus the cost of cardiac operations.
    • To evaluate the economic viability and benefits of cardiac surgery for severe angina.

    Main Methods:

    • Cost-benefit analysis comparing invalidism management costs with surgical intervention costs.
    • Assessment of financial implications for patients and governmental social security systems.

    Main Results:

    • The annual cost of invalidism for patients is estimated at $4000-$6000, and for the state at $3000-$4000.
    • Cardiac operations, costing under $2000, are more cost-effective than managing unoperated invalidism.
    • Surgical interventions rapidly repay their costs.

    Conclusions:

    • Cardiac operations are a cost-effective treatment for severe angina, offering rapid financial return.
    • Investing in cardiac surgery reduces long-term patient and state expenditures associated with invalidism.

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