The medical record linkage system for the Rochester Epidemiology Project provided the
means to identify 1,444 incidence cases of ischemic stroke and age-and sex-matched …

Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States. Stroke also results in
substantial health-care expenditures; the mean lifetime cost resulting from an ischemic …

Background and Purpose—As part of the Danish contribution to the World Health
Organization (WHO) MONICA (Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular …

Stroke is one of the leading health problems in the United States today, with 600 000 new or
recurrent strokes occurring annually. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the …

Background and Purpose—Stroke incidence rates were unchanged whereas fatality rates
declined during the period 1971 to 1987 in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden. For the …

Heart disease and stroke are the first and fourth leading causes of death, respectively in the
United States (1, 2). In 2008, heart disease and stroke were responsible for nearly a third of …

Objective.—The Minnesota Heart Survey is a population-based study designed to monitor
and explain trends in cardiovascular mortality, morbidity, and risk factors. Design …

Background and Purpose This report compares stroke incidence, case fatality, and mortality
rates during the first years of the WHO MONICA Project in 16 European and 2 Asian …

Objective: To analyse trends in mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and
cerebrovascular disease (CVD) over the period 1965 to 1998 in the European Union, other …

Almost a decade has passed since the first edition of this book was published and the
explosion of new research in stroke is very apparent. Several important themes have …