Epidemiology of PAH in Korea: An Analysis of the National Health Insurance Data, 2002-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disease. Recent advances in PAH-specific drugs have improved its outcomes, although the healthcare burden of novel therapeutics may lead to a discrepancy in outcomes between developing and developed countries. We analyzed how the epidemiology and clinical features of PAH has changed through the rapidly advancing healthcare infrastructure in South Korea.

Methods

PAH was defined according to a newly devised 3-component algorithm. Using a nationwide health insurance claims database, we delineated annual trends in the prevalence, incidence, medication prescription pattern, and 5-year survival of PAH in Korea. Cumulative survival and potential predictors of mortality were also assessed among 2,151

SUBMITTER: Jang AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature