medicare springhill group article reviews-Korea Raises Asian Standard in AMI Treatment
Madeline Brunner
2013-03-11
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http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/korea-raises-asian-standard-in-ami-treatment-1760061.htm
medicare springhill group article reviews
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwire - Feb 21, 2013) - Specialists at home and abroad gathered to discuss how to reduce the mortality rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which is the main cause of sudden death and leads to more than 9,000 deaths annually in Korea.
The Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology (KSIC, www.ksic.org) and the Korean Society of Cardiology (KSC) presented a roadmap to improve treatment results and establish an Asian treatment standard for AMI during a symposium titled 'Raising Asia Standard,' held yesterday in the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Korea.
Korea's 30-day AMI in-hospital mortality rate reached 6.9% in 2011. In terms of age-sex standardized OECD mortality in 2009, the rate was still 6.3%, far higher than in Australia (3.2%), the US (4.3%) and Denmark (2.3%) as well as the OECD average (5.4%). But, it was lower than in Japan (9.7%) and Singapore (8.2%).1
In addition, Korea's AMI mortality within one year after hospital discharge was 8.1% in 2010, so well-established management for AMI patients is needed. OECD said that Korea should improve its health system to increase the quality of medical services. In a report titled 'OECD Health Care Quality Review: Korea,' published in February 2012, OECD emphasized the improvement of quality of care for cardiovascular diseases by establishing registration for patients at risk in order to deliver long term monitoring services and follow-up services.
medicare springhill group article reviews
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwire - Feb 21, 2013) - Specialists at home and abroad gathered to discuss how to reduce the mortality rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which is the main cause of sudden death and leads to more than 9,000 deaths annually in Korea.
The Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology (KSIC, www.ksic.org) and the Korean Society of Cardiology (KSC) presented a roadmap to improve treatment results and establish an Asian treatment standard for AMI during a symposium titled 'Raising Asia Standard,' held yesterday in the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Korea.
Korea's 30-day AMI in-hospital mortality rate reached 6.9% in 2011. In terms of age-sex standardized OECD mortality in 2009, the rate was still 6.3%, far higher than in Australia (3.2%), the US (4.3%) and Denmark (2.3%) as well as the OECD average (5.4%). But, it was lower than in Japan (9.7%) and Singapore (8.2%).1
In addition, Korea's AMI mortality within one year after hospital discharge was 8.1% in 2010, so well-established management for AMI patients is needed. OECD said that Korea should improve its health system to increase the quality of medical services. In a report titled 'OECD Health Care Quality Review: Korea,' published in February 2012, OECD emphasized the improvement of quality of care for cardiovascular diseases by establishing registration for patients at risk in order to deliver long term monitoring services and follow-up services.
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