Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Korea

  • Lee, Heeyoung (Center for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Kun Sei (Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) ;
  • Sim, Sung Bo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Hyo Seon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Hye Mi (Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chee, Hyun Keun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.10.05
  • Accepted : 2016.10.24
  • Published : 2016.12.05
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Abstract

Background: Coronary angioplasty has been replacing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) because of the relative advantage in terms of recovery time and noninvasiveness of the procedure. Compared to other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, Korea has experienced a rapid increase in coronary angioplasty volumes. Methods: We analyzed changes in procedure volumes of CABG and of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from three sources: the OECD Health Data, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) surgery statistics, and the National Health Insurance claims data. Results: We found the ratio of procedure volume of PCI to that of CABG per 100,000 population was 19.12 in 2014, which was more than triple the OECD average of 5.92 for the same year. According to data from NHIS statistics, this ratio was an increase from 11.4 to 19.3 between 2006 and 2013. Conclusion: We found that Korea has a higher ratio of total procedure volumes of PCI with respect to CABG and also a more rapid increase of volumes of PCI than other countries. Prospective studies are required to determine whether this increase in absolute volumes of PCI is a natural response to a real medical need or representative of medical overuse.

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