All statistics are for the most recent year available. Prevalence, mortality and hospitalizations
are computed for 2003 unless otherwise noted. Mortality as an underlying or contributing …

Much of the available surveillance data are provided with considerable lag time between
when they are collected and when they become available. For example, mortality data are …

Cardiovascular diseases and stroke remain major threats to the public health of every nation
and are expected to increase over the next 10 years. Many of the key metrics in the 2010 …

Background: Contemporary data on stroke epidemiology and the availability of national
stroke clinical registries are important for providing evidence to improve practice and support …

A workshop was held September 27 through 29, 1999, to address issues relating to national
trends in mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular diseases; the apparent slowing of …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are
the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

But no less important, cardiovascular disease and stroke cause the greatest disability. In the
United States alone, more than 10 million people are alive today with these diseases, which …

Background Up to date data on incidence, mortality, and case-fatality for stroke are important
for setting the agenda for prevention and healthcare. Aims and/or hypothesis We aim to …

Methods Throughout this article, we present statistics from a number of data sources chosen
with consideration of data quality, date of most recent update, and coverage of the European …