Addressing Cardiovascular Diseases Challenges in South Korea: Strategies to Improve Outcomes

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  Figure 1. Relationship between stroke mortality rate in each decade of age and usual BP at the start of that decade.15) BP = blood pressure; CI = confidence interval.

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  Figure 2. Attribution of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors for the coronary artery disease (A) and cerebrovascular diseases (B) in Korean male population (Korean Medical Insurance Corporation study).16)

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  Figure 3. LDL-cholesterol goal attainment rates in high-risk patients by target LDL-cholesterol level. Adapted from Yang et al. Lipids Health Dis 2020;19:5.39) LDL = low-density lipoprotein

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  Figure 4. LDL-cholesterol goal attainment rates in high-risk patients by LDL-cholesterol reduction rate. Adapted from Yang et al. Lipids Health Dis 2020;19:5.39) LDL = low-density lipoprotein.

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  Figure 5. The number of certified physicians under 65 and the ratio of the elderly population (65 and older) to certified physicians, categorized by administrative districts in Korea.

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  Figure 6. Projected prevalence rate of atrial fibrillation. Adapted from Kim et al. Am Heart J 2018;202:20-6.45)

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  Figure 7. Annual trends in age- and sex-adjusted incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest per 100,000 person-years. Adapted from Roh et al. Korean Circ J 2021;51:866-74.46)

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  Figure 8. Annual age-related distribution of sudden cardiac arrest incidence per 100,000 person-years. Adapted from Roh et al. PLoS One 2020;15:e0242799.47)

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  Figure 9. Summary of heart failure statistics. Source: The Korean Society of Heart Failure, 2022 Korean Heart Failure Fact Sheet.

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  Figure 10. Age-specific prevalence of heart failure. Source: The Korean Society of Heart Failure, 2022 Korean Heart Failure Fact Sheet.

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  Figure 11. Mortality rate among patients with heart failure. Source: The Korean Society of Heart Failure, 2022 Korean Heart Failure Fact Sheet.

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  Figure 12. The types of valvular heart disease by age group. Source: Choi et al. J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023;31:51-61.94) AR = aortic regurgitation; AS = aortic stenosis; MR = mitral regurgitation; MS = mitral stenosis; TR = tricuspid regurgitation.