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 …

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 …

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 and Purpose—Stroke mortality has been declining since the early 20th century.
The reasons for this are not completely understood, although the decline is welcome. As a …

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 …

Background and Purpose—Coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are leading causes of
death and disability. Because they share major common risk factors, it would be expected …

The objective of this study was to investigate risk factors for death from different types of
stroke among men screened for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). A total of …

Epidemiology, Traditional and Novel Risk Factors in Coronary Artery Disease - Heart Failure
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Introduction: The prominent decline in US stroke death rates observed for more than 4
decades has slowed in recent years. CDC examined trends and patterns in recent stroke …