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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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