Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Korea: Present and Future.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Heart failure (HF) is an important healthcare issue because of its high mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs. The number of HF patients is increasing worldwide as a consequence of aging of the population. However, there are limited studies on the prevalence of HF in Korea. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HF, its comorbidities, and the projected population with HF in the future.

Materials and methods

The prevalence and comorbidity estimates of HF were determined using data from the 2002-2013 National Sample Cohort based on the National Health Information Database. We calculated the projected prevalence of HF by multiplying the estimated prevalence in 2013 by the projected population counts for 2015-2040.

Results

The preval

SUBMITTER: Lee JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5054178 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature