Open AccessIncidence, Cause of Death, and Survival of Amyloidosis in Korea: A Retrospective Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Shin Yi Jang,
Darae Kim,
Jin-Oh Choi,
EunSeok Jeon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2636-1558
pISSN - 2636-154X
DOI - 10.36628/ijhf.2021.0006
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , amyloidosis , mortality rate , hazard ratio , cause of death , population , al amyloidosis , proportional hazards model , survival rate , pediatrics , immunology , confidence interval , disease , environmental health , physics , optics , antibody , immunoglobulin light chain
We sought to assess incidence, cause of death, and survival for amyloidosis. We acquired amyloidosis data from the National Health Insurance Service in Korea from 2006 through 2017 (n=2,233; male 53.5%).