Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	8233
Country	Japan

Received	2013-12-22 12:35
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-22 20:39
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Return for Revision	2014-01-27 09:59
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Articles in Press	2014-05-23 09:02
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-08-20 20:27

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Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Hypertension and medical expenditure in the Japanese population: Review of prospective studies
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Koshi Nakamura, Tomonori Okamura, Katsuyuki Miura and Akira Okayama
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Corresponding Author	Koshi Nakamura, MD, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan. knaka@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Key Words	Hypertension; Medical expenditure; Japan; Cohort study
Core Tip	Hypertension is likely to affect medical economics. We reviewed articles published on prospective cohort studies that measured medical expenditure attributable to hypertension in community-dwelling populations in Japan. Personal medical expenditure attributable to hypertension increased with worsening severity of the condition. Medical expenditure was increased further in hypertensive patients who had another concomitant cardiovascular risk factor. In particular, hypertension, especially moderate-to-severe untreated hypertension, increased the risk of long-term hospitalization. This resulted in considerably higher medical expenditure, compared with non-hospitalized cases. However, from a population perspective, medical expenditure attributable to hypertension is mainly from pre-to-mild hypertension.
Publish Date	2014-08-20 20:27
Citation	Nakamura K, Okamura T, Miura K, Okayama A. Hypertension and medical expenditure in the Japanese population: Review of prospective studies. World J Cardiol 2014; 6(7): 531-538
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v6/i7/531.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v6.i7.531

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