A new analysis of iRhythm’s mSToPS trial, presented at the American Heart Association, reveals that Zio® XT provided high value from a health economic perspective
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRTC), a leading cardiovascular diagnostics and digital healthcare solutions company focused on creating trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease, today announced a new health economic analysis of the mSToPS study, presented at the American Heart Association’s 2022 Scientific Sessions event.
The study, titled “Cost-Effectiveness of AF Screening with Two-Week Patch Monitors: The mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes Study,” evaluated the cost-effectiveness of screening for atrial fibrillation (AFib) with Zio XT. The analysis found that systematic screening for AFib in an at-risk population with the iRhythm Zio XT patch provided high value from a health economic perspective.
Over three years, individuals prescribed Zio XT were more likely than unmonitored individuals to have outpatient visits — including to cardiologists — but less likely to require emergency department visits or hospitalization. In patient-level projections, the group prescribed Zio XT had slightly better total and quality-adjusted survival (11.91 vs. 11.82 life years, 9.38 vs. 9.30 years). The study demonstrated an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of $17,000 per quality-adjusted life year gained, which is the academic standard for measuring how well medical treatments lengthen and/or improve patients' lives. The ICER is substantially lower than accepted willingness-to-pay thresholds in the U.S. and other healthcare systems. The authors concluded that screening for AFib using Zio XT provided high value from a health economic perspective.
"mSToPS is the first study to observe the benefits of AFib screening at three years — which translates to a small but meaningful gain in quality-adjusted life expectancy with a nominal (