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ArticleCardiology and therapy2023

One-Year Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Among Patients with Clinically Significant Mitral Regurgitation in Taiwan.

Ching-Hu Chung, Yu-Jen Wang, Chia-Ying Lee

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Article in Cardiology and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ching-Hu ChungDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, No. 46, Sec. 3, Zhongzheng Rd., Sanzhi Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan. chchung@mmc.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-8974
Yu-Jen WangEdwards Lifesciences (Taiwan) Corp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Ying LeeEdwards Lifesciences (Taiwan) Corp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mackay Medical University · TW

Funding

Mackay Medical College and MMC-RD-111-CF-G001-01Mackay Medical College MMC-RD-109-CF-G1-01Mackay Medical College MMC-RD-110-CF-G001-01Mackay Medical College MMC-RD-111-1B-P014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMitral regurgitation (MR) is characterized by systolic blood flow reversal from the left ventricle to the left atrium. A 2019 study indicated that in the USA, clinically significant MR (sMR) is associated with a substantial healthcare cost burden. In Taiwan, few data are available to describe the clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and economic burden of patients with sMR.

methodsUsing the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), a national, detailed claims database of all 23 million residents of Taiwan, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify patients with sMR and quantify the impact of the disease on Taiwan's healthcare system. We classified patients with sMR into three cohorts based on disease etiology: functional MR (sFMR), degenerative MR (sDMR), and uncharacterized MR (sUMR).

resultsWe compared patient characteristics across cohorts and estimated attributable healthcare utilization and costs during the 12-month follow-up period. Our research shows that in Taiwan, patients with sFMR were older, sicker, and presented at casualty (emergency department) more frequently than those with sDMR and sUMR. Meanwhile, patients with sDMR had the highest 12-month healthcare expenditures across the cohorts.

conclusionThese findings are inconsistent with what has been shown in the USA, which warrants further investigation.

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Degenerative mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationHealthcare costsHealth economicsHeart valve diseaseMitral valve diseaseUncharacterized mitral regurgitationValvular disease

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PMID36522569
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