Background—Accurate forecasting of cardiovascular disease mortality is crucial to guide policy and programming efforts. Prior forecasts often have not incorporated past trends in …
In arguably the most influential public health article ever written,“Sick Individuals and Sick Populations,” Geoffrey Rose1 described and appraised 2 mainstream strategies for primary …
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), consisting of ischemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, and a number of other cardiac and vascular conditions …
RL Sacco, GA Roth, KS Reddy, DK Arnett, R Bonita… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
In 2011, the United Nations set key targets to reach by 2025 to reduce the risk of premature noncommunicable disease death by 25% by 2025. With cardiovascular disease being the …
CD Gillespie, C Wigington, Y Hong - MMWR Surveill Summ, 2013 - cdc.gov
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 …
Methods We used data on adults aged 35 and older from 2006 through 2014 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, National Inpatient Sample of the Healthcare Cost and …
Background Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We describe trends in the incidence, outcomes, and risk factors for stroke in the US Medicare population from 1988 to …
P Thorvaldsen, K Kuulasmaa, AM Rajakangas… - Stroke, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose Stroke registers were established as part of the international collaborative World Health Organization Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in …