Current State of Cardiovascular Research in Korea
Jae Il Shin1,2, Jaewon Oh3, Hyeon Chang Kim4
1From the Department of Pediatrics (J.I.S.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Insights
Cardiovascular disease is rising in Korea, yet research funding and basic/translational study growth remain stagnant. New strategies are needed to boost foundational cardiovascular research in the nation.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular research
- Health and medical research
- Translational research
Background:
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the second leading cause of mortality in Korea, with a continuous increase over the past decade.
- While overall health research funding has grown, the proportion allocated to cardiovascular research has remained relatively constant.
- Clinical research publications and nationwide registries for CVDs have increased significantly.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases have shown a continuous increase in Korea over the past decade and became the second most common cause of mortality in Korea. Although the number and the amount of total grants for cardiovascular research have increased in Korea, the proportion of the number of grants and total amount allocated for the cardiac/cardiovascular field to all health and medical research fields has not changed much over this period. In addition, the publications related to clinical research have substantially increased in Korea along with the number of nation-wide registries for cardiovascular diseases, but basic and translational research did not show significant growth, requiring new measures to promote basic and translational cardiovascular research in Korea.
