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November 10, 2016BMC Cardiovascular DisordersOpen Access

Prevalence and socio-economic burden of heart failure in an aging society of South Korea

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Population

475,019 adults with heart failure in South Korea in 2014, identified from the Health Insurance Review and…

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

1 year (2014)

Authors

HLHankil LeeEwha Womans UniversitySOSung-Hee OhYonsei UniversityHCHyunseok ChoPohang University of Science and Technology

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Overview

HF prevalence and costs quantified in South Korea; leaves open need for updated longitudinal data amid aging.

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Population
475,019 adults (≥19 years old) with heart failure in South Korea in 2014, identified from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service-National Patients Sample (HIRA-NPS) claims data (ICD-10 codes I11.0, I13.0, I13.2, I50.x). 57.7% female, 65.1% aged ≥65 years.
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Outcome
Prevalence rate of heart failure and annual economic burden (direct and indirect costs) from a societal and payer perspective

Heart failure imposes a substantial socioeconomic burden in South Korea, particularly among older patients and those with prior HF hospitalizations, highlighting the need for effective disease management protocols.

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Lee et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70c2656c240de38cdbec31https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0404-2

Topics

Heart failureHFrEF treatmentHeart failure hospitalization
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