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Table 4 Costs related to the two strategies for different situations in Switzerland

From: Cost evaluation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance versus coronary angiography for the diagnostic work-up of coronary artery disease: Application of the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance registry data to the German, United Kingdom, Swiss, and United States health care systems

Costs per patient in different situation in CHF

CMR strategy

“hypothetical” CXA strategy

All tests performed as outpatient procedures in Switzerland

1,984

2,580

CXA performed as an inpatient procedure in Switzerland

2,408

4,638