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ArticleCirculation reports2026

Design and Framework of JROAD-DPC - A Japanese Nationwide Registry Linking Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data With Cardiovascular Quality Metrics.

Tatsuhiro Shibata, Koshiro Kanaoka, Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Yoko Sumita, Satoaki Matoba, Masaki Ieda, Satoshi Yasuda, Shun Kohsaka, Tetsuya Matoba, Masaharu Nakayama and 7 more

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Tatsuhiro ShibataDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine Fukuoka Japan.
Koshiro KanaokaDepartment of Medical and Health Information Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Yoshitaka IwanagaDepartment of Medical and Health Information Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Yoko SumitaDepartment of Medical and Health Information Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Satoaki MatobaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kyoto Japan.
Masaki IedaDepartment of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Satoshi YasudaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai Japan.
Shun KohsakaDepartment of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Tetsuya MatobaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan.
Masaharu NakayamaDepartment of Medical Informatics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai Japan.
Tetsuya AmanoDepartment of Cardiology, Aichi Medical University Aichi Japan.
Yasuko K BandoDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Cardiovascular Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Mie Japan.
Mika EnomotoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine Fukuoka Japan.
Aya SaitoDepartment of Surgery, Yokohama City University Yokohama Japan.
Hiroshi TadaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui Fukui Japan.
Yoshihiro FukumotoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine Fukuoka Japan.
JROAD-DPC Investigators

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Comprehensive monitoring of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is essential in rapidly aging societies such as Japan. The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) launched the Japanese Registry Of All cardiac and vascular Diseases-Diagnosis Procedure Combination (JROAD-DPC) registry, linking annual JROAD questionnaires with nationwide DPC administrative claims to enable patient-level analyses of hospitalized CVD care. This Protocol Paper presents a comprehensive overview of the registry. Methods and Results: Using anonymized data (April 2012-March 2023), we described temporal trends in patient demographics, principal CVD diagnoses, major interventions, disease-specific severity, and hospital characteristics. From FY2012-FY2022, participating facilities increased from 610 to 860, with registered patients more than doubling. Median age rose from 73.0 to 75.0 years; patients aged ≥90 years nearly quadrupled. The proportion of angina pectoris admissions declined (26.8% to 11.7%), while absolute numbers remained stable. Atrial fibrillation/flutter admissions rose in both proportion (4.1% to 5.9%) and absolute number. Heart failure admissions increased steadily, with its proportion showing a U-shaped trend. Catheter ablations for atrial fibrillation/flutter increased over fivefold, exceeding 64,000, while percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction surpassed 46,000. Conclusions: JROAD-DPC now captures over 1.5 million annual CVD hospitalizations, providing a nationwide, large-scale longitudinal view of cardiovascular care in Japan. Its scale and validated coding enable robust analyses of trends and outcomes, supporting national CVD policy evaluation and improvement.

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Administrative claims dataCardiovascular diseaseJROAD-DPC RegistryReal-world data

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PMCPMC12782913

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