Healthcare utilization, medical expenditure, and mortality in Korean patients with pulmonary hypertension.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Limited data exists regarding healthcare utilization, medical expenses, and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. We aimed to investigate mortality risk, healthcare utilization and medical expenditure in patients with PH across the five diagnostic subgroups. METHODS:We identified 2185 patients with PH, defined as peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity > 3.4 m/sec, among the consecutive patients referred for echocardiography between 2009 and 2015. Using diagnostic codes, medical records, and echocardiographic findings, the enrolled patients were classified according to the five subgroups by WHO classification. Healthcare utilization, costs, and all-cause mortality were assessed. RESULTS:Diagnostic subgroups of PH

SUBMITTER: Hwang IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822398 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature