title: Trends in the incidence of hospitalized acute myocardial infarction and stroke in Korea, 2006-2010.
abstract: This study attempted to calculate and investigate the incidence of hospitalized acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke in Korea. Using the National Health Insurance claim data, we investigated patients whose main diagnostic codes included AMI or stroke during 2006 to 2010. As a result, we found out that the number of AMI hospitalized patients had decreased since 2006 and amounted to 15,893 in 2010; and that the number of those with stroke had decreased since 2006 and amounted to 73,501 in 2010. The age-standardized incidence rate of hospitalized AMI, after adjustment for readmission, was 41.6 cases per 100,000-population in 2006, and had decreased to 29.4 cases in 2010 (for trend P < 0.001). In the case of stroke was estimated at 172.8 cases per 100,000-population in 2006, and had decreased to 135.1 cases in 2010 (for trend P < 0.001). In conclusion, the age-standardized incidence rates of both hospitalized AMI and stroke in Korea had decreased continuously during 2006 to 2010. We consider this decreasing trend due to the active use of pharmaceuticals, early vascular intervention, and the national cardio-cerebrovascular disease care project as the primary and secondary prevention efforts.
authors: Department of Preventive Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors: Rock Bum
authors: RB
authors: Kim
authors: Byoung-Gwon
authors: BG
authors: Kim
authors: Yu-Mi
authors: YM
authors: Kim
authors: Jeong Wook
authors: JW
authors: Seo
authors: Young Shil
authors: YS
authors: Lim
authors: Hee Sook
authors: HS
authors: Kim
authors: Hey Jean
authors: HJ
authors: Lee
authors: Ji Young
authors: JY
authors: Moon
authors: Keon Yeop
authors: KY
authors: Kim
authors: Ji-Yeon
authors: JY
authors: Shin
authors: Hyeung-Keun
authors: HK
authors: Park
authors: Jung-Kook
authors: JK
authors: Song
authors: Ki-Soo
authors: KS
authors: Park
authors: Baek Geun
authors: BG
authors: Jeong
authors: Chan Gyeong
authors: CG
authors: Park
authors: Hee-Young
authors: HY
authors: Shin
authors: Jong-Won
authors: JW
authors: Kang
authors: Gyung-Jae
authors: GJ
authors: Oh
authors: Young-Hoon
authors: YH
authors: Lee
authors: In-Whan
authors: IW
authors: Seong
authors: Weon-Seob
authors: WS
authors: Yoo
authors: Young-Seoub
authors: YS
authors: Hong
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010359:Patient Readmission; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Acute Myocardial Infarction; Epidemiology; Patient Readmission; Stroke