International Journal of Heart Failure

The Korean Society of Heart Failure (대한심부전학회)
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Heart Failure Statistics 2024 Update: A Report From the Korean Society of Heart Failure

  • Chan Joo Lee (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hokyou Lee (Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Minjae Yoon (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Kyeong-Hyeon Chun (Division of Cardiology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Min Gyu Kong (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Mi-Hyang Jung (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • In-Cheol Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jae Yeong Cho (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Jeehoon Kang (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Jin Joo Park (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Hyeon Chang Kim (Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Dong-Ju Choi (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Jungkuk Lee (Data Science Team, Hanmi Pharm, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Seok-Min Kang (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2024.02.06
  • Accepted : 2024.04.14
  • Published : 2024.04.30
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Abstract

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. Results: The prevalence of HF in the total Korean population rose from 0.77% in 2002 to 2.58% (1,326,886 people) in 2020. Although the age-standardized incidence of HF decreased over the past 18 years, the age-standardized prevalence increased. In 2020, the hospitalization rate for any cause in patients with HF was 1,166 per 100,000 persons, with a steady increase from 2002. In 2002, the HF mortality was 3.0 per 100,000 persons, which rose to 15.6 per 100,000 persons in 2020. While hospitalization rates and in-hospital mortality for patients with HF increased, the mortality rate for patients with HF did not (5.8% in 2020), and the one-year survival rate from the first diagnosis of HF improved. The total healthcare costs for patients with HF were approximately $2.4 billion in 2020, a 16-fold increase over the $0.15 billion in 2002. Conclusions: The study's results underscore the growing socioeconomic burden of HF in Korea, driven by an aging population and increasing HF prevalence.

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Acknowledgement

This work was undertaken by the Korean Society of Heart Failure (KSHF)'s heart failure (HF) factsheet 2022 committee and was fully supported by the KSHF.

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