The frequency distribution of cardiovascular diseases in 13 hospital admitted patients in Korea: Korean Society of Circulation.
10.3346/jkms.1987.2.3.141
- Author:
Jong Hoa BAE
1
;
Soon Jo HONG
;
Wee Hyun PARK
;
Young Moo RO
;
Hak Choong LEE
;
Jong Sung KIM
;
Jung Don SEO
;
Woong Ku LEE
;
Jung Chae KANG
;
Un Ho RYOO
;
Chong Hoon PARK
;
Young LEE
;
Chung Kyun LEE
;
Ock Kyu PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Frequency distribution of cardiovascular disease
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Cardiovascular Diseases/*epidemiology;
Coronary Disease/*epidemiology;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Rheumatic Heart Disease/*epidemiology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1987;2(3):141-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The frequency distribution of cardiovascular disease are changing recently due to the development of living environment. Unfortunately there are few epidemiological studies of cardiovascular diseases in general population, we tried to estimate the recent trend of cardiovascular diseases studying hospitalized patients in nationwide 13 large hospitals during a year of 1985. The hypertensive disease (24.1%) was the most common cardiovascular disease and the next were cerebrovascular disease (15.8%), arrhythmias (12.2%), ischemic heart disease (9.7%), congenital heart disease (9.1%), and rheumatic heart disease (5.4%) in order. This results showed that hypertensive disease and cerebrovascular disease are still the major cardiovascular disease and ischemic heart disease and arrhythmias are increased. But chronic rheumatic heart disease is declined compared with previous studies in hospitalized patients.
