Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

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 …

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 …

Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and
disability combined (as expressed by disability-adjusted life-years lost–DALYs) in the world …

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a leading cause of disability, cognitive impairment, and
death in the United States and accounts for 1.7% of national health expenditures. Because …

Background Current information on mortality attributed to stroke among different countries is
important for policy development and monitoring prevention strategies. Unfortunately …

This publication describes uniform definitions for cardiovascular and stroke outcomes
developed by the Standardized Data Collection for Cardiovascular Trials Initiative and the …

This publication, commissioned by the ACC/AHA, is the product of a novel collaboration
between the ACC and AHA, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the …

This narrative overview of stroke epidemiology shows dramatic changes in stroke incidence,
prevalence, mortality, disability, and the understanding of risk factors and primary stroke …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and the
economic costs of treatment and post-stroke care are substantial. The Global Burden of …