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ArticleKorean circulation journal2017

Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Acute Heart Failure in Korea: Results from the Korean Acute Heart Failure Registry (KorAHF).

Sang Eun Lee, Hae-Young Lee, Hyun-Jai Cho, Won-Seok Choe, Hokon Kim, Jin Oh Choi, Eun-Seok Jeon, Min-Seok Kim, Jae-Joong Kim, Kyung-Kuk Hwang and 9 more

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Article in Korean circulation journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04437628 (Prognostic Value Of Short-Term Follow-up Biomarkers After Discharge In hOspitalized Patients With Acute Heart Failure), which is not on this map. Cited by 127 papers.

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127citing papers in PubMed
12.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04437628 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Prognostic Value Of Short-Term Follow-up Biomarkers After Discharge In hOspitalized Patients With Acute Heart Failure

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorWonju Severance Christian HospitalRan2021 to 2025Enrolled1,500ConditionsHeart Failure
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

127 citing papers in PubMed, 174 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. J-shaped relationship between serum creatinine and mortality in Korean patients with acute heart failure.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Sang Eun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hae-Young LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun-Jai ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Won-Seok ChoeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hokon KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Jin Oh ChoiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun-Seok JeonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Min-Seok KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae-Joong KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung-Kuk HwangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Shung Chull ChaeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Sang Hong BaekDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Seok-Min KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong-Ju ChoiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Byung-Su YooDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Kye Hun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Heart Research Center of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
Hyun-Young ParkDivision of Cardiovascular and Rare Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, Korea.
Myeong-Chan ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Byung-Hee OhDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University Hospital · KRChungbuk National University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KRYonsei University · KRCatholic University of Korea · KRChonnam National University · KRKorea National Institute of Health · KRKyungpook National University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRUlsan College · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThe burden of heart failure has increased in Korea. This registry aims to evaluate demographics, clinical characteristics, management, and long-term outcomes in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF). SUBJECTS AND

methodsWe prospectively enrolled a total of 5625 consecutive subjects hospitalized for AHF in one of 10 tertiary university hospitals from March 2011 to February 2014. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the baseline characteristics of the study population and to compare them with those from other registries.

resultsThe mean age was 68.5±14.5 years, 53.2% were male, and 52.2% had de novo heart failure. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 131.2±30.3 mmHg and 78.6±18.8 mmHg at admission, respectively. The left ventricular ejection fraction was ≤40% in 60.5% of patients. Ischemia was the most frequent etiology (37.6%) and aggravating factor (26.3%). Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-blockers, and aldosterone antagonists were prescribed in 68.8%, 52.2%, and 46.6% of the patients at discharge, respectively. Compared with the previous registry performed in Korea a decade ago, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and heart transplantation have been performed more frequently (ECMO 0.8% vs. 2.8%, heart transplantation 0.3% vs. 1.2%), and in-hospital mortality decreased from 7.6% to 4.8%. However, the total cost of hospital care increased by 40%, and one-year follow-up mortality remained high.

conclusionWhile the quality of acute clinical care and AHF-related outcomes have improved over the last decade, the long-term prognosis of heart failure is still poor in Korea. Therefore, additional research is needed to improve long-term outcomes and implement cost-effective care.

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Guideline adherenceHeart failure, acute heart failureMortalityQuality of health careTreatment outcome

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PMID28567084
PMCPMC5449528
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