Chan Joo Lee, Hokyou Lee, Minjae Yoon, Kyeong-Hyeon Chun, Min Gyu Kong, Mi-Hyang Jung, In-Cheol Kim, Jae Yeong Cho, Jeehoon Kang, Jin Joo Park, Hyeon Chang Kim, Dong-Ju Choi, Jungkuk Lee, Seok-Min Kang
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of people with heart failure (HF) is increasing worldwide, and the social burden is increasing as HF has high mortality and morbidity. We aimed to provide updated trends on the epidemiology of HF in Korea to shape future social measures against HF. METHODS: We used the National Health Information Database of the National Health Insurance Service to determine the prevalence, incidence, hospitalization rate, mortality rate, comorbidities, in-hospital mortality, and healthcare cost of patients with HF from 2002 to 2020 in Korea...
April 2024: International journal of heart failure