Vliet, B. van

valve parameter uncertainty valve types analysis correlation input model uncertainty analysis probability input parameters value valve type distribution expectancy life expectancies replacement life expectancy erasmus univ rotterdam decision table model input parameters study event heart-valve year j valve-related events parameter values markov chain result difference preference patient method monte homograft erasmu sensitivity analysis model parameters decision analysis carlo rotterdam heart-valve preference model output variables untransformed input parameters valve-related problem aortic valve replacement input parameter values uncertainty distribution transition probabilities markov chain variable effect simulation sensitivity endocarditi april downloaded multivariate monte carlo simulation order deterioration heart estimate markov-chain covariance matrix decision problem heart-valve replacement sample autograft correlation p markov-chain model transition matrix output choice valve replacement influence