Korean Circ J.  2011 Dec;41(12):712-717. 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.12.712.

The Economic Burden of Inflammatory Heart Disease in Korea

• Ko SK
• Yoon SJ
• Oh IH
• Seo HY
• Kim EJ

• KMID: 1776246
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2011.41.12.712

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The incidence of inflammatory heart diseases is not yet as high as those of other cardiovascular diseases; however, inflammatory heart diseases do have relatively high mortality rate. Therefore, update information on the economic burden of inflammatory heart diseases are necessary in order to appropriate policy making on these diseases.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study used a number of resources to obtain data, national health insurance statistics, the Korean Health Panel, and the causes of death report by the Korean National Statistical Office. The total costs of inflammatory heart diseases were estimated as the sum of direct medical care costs, direct non-medical care and indirect costs.
RESULTS
The total direct cost of inflammatory heart disease was higher in Korean men than that of Korean women and cost due to inpatient was higher than that of outpatients cost. The costs to cover premature death were highest among all of the components used to determine the total costs for inflammatory heart disease, representing 66.3% of these costs in Korea.
CONCLUSION
Inflammatory heart disease has a relatively high mortality rate, and the costs that are associated with premature deaths consume the greatest proportion of the costs associated with this disease. In spite of some limitations of study, this could be a reliable evidence of economic burden of inflammatory heart disease.

Keyword

Inflammation; Cost of illness; Endocarditis

MeSH Terms

Cause of Death
Cost of Illness
Endocarditis
Female
Health Care Costs
Heart
Heart Diseases
Humans
Incidence
Inflammation
Inpatients
Korea
Male
Mortality, Premature
National Health Programs
Outpatients
Policy Making

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