Health, United States, 2017 is the 41st report on the health status of the country, and is
submitted by the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services to the …

This article provides an update for 2015 on the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD),
with a particular focus on coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, across the countries of …

China faces the greatest challenge from stroke in the world. The death rate for
cerebrovascular diseases in China was 149.49 per 100 000, accounting for 1.57 million …

Each year, more than 2 million Americans have a heart attack or stroke, and more than
800,000 of them die; cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United …

Cerebral ischemia and ischemic heart diseases, common entities nowadays, are the main
manifestation of circulatory diseases. Cardiovascular diseases, followed by stroke, represent …

The aim of the Part I of Stroke Statistics in Korea is to summarize nationally representative
data of the epidemiology and risk factors of stroke in a single document. Every year …

Background and Purpose—Mortality from stroke has been declining over recent decades in
most countries, except in Eastern Europe. In this analysis, based on the World Health …

Background—Trends in cardiovascular mortality across Europe demonstrate significant
geographical variation, and an understanding of these trends has a central role in global …

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 …

Background and Purpose—The age adjustment of stroke mortality rates may obscure the
impact of population changes on the total burden of disease. Deaths from ischemic stroke …