Background Although stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, no
comprehensive and comparable assessment of incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability …

Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) lead to 17.5
million deaths worldwide per year. Taking into account population ageing, CVD death rates …

Background The contribution of various risk factors to the burden of stroke worldwide is
unknown, particularly in countries of low and middle income. We aimed to establish the …

This systematic review of population-based studies of the incidence and early (21 days to 1
month) case fatality of stroke is based on studies published from 1970 to 2008. Stroke …

Stroke caused an estimated 5· 7 million deaths in 2005, and 87% of these deaths were in
low-income and middle-income countries. Without intervention, the number of global deaths …

FUNDAMENTO: As doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) são as principais causas de morte na
população brasileira. Observou-se redução progressiva da mortalidade por tais doenças …

Comparison of age-specific rates of stroke incidence between these developing countries
(figure 2) shows that age-specific rates in studies during the past decade (Iquique, Chile and …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to
investigate the effects of exercise training on balance capacity in people in the chronic …

BACKGROUND: The relative contributions of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and
dysglycemia on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have not been dissected. We …

INTRODUCTION: Accurate estimates of the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
comprising of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), unstable angina pectoris (UAP), sudden …