Assertion: thrombolytic therapy | /r/HasProperty | cost-effective
Facets:
value: in the elderly
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: compared with other accepted medical therapies.97
type: OTHER
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Several studies have used retrospective data and varying assumptions to show that thrombolytic therapy is very cost-effective compared with other accepted medical therapies.97
text: However, despite evidence from several randomized trials that thrombolytic therapy has clear net benefits1 and is a cost-effective2 treatment in the elderly, older age is a common reason in the United States for withholding treatment among otherwise eligible patients.34