Background 5.8 M living Americans have experienced a stroke at some time in their lives,
780K had either their first or a recurrent stroke this year, and 150K died from strokes this …

The 20th century witnessed marked improvements in public health and drastic reductions in
mortality from common diseases of early-and midlife leading to a large and growing …

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a major cause of serious,
long-term disability among adults; the projected cost of stroke during 2003 is $51 billion …

Background In older adults with stroke, there is an increased risk of cardiovascular events in
the intermediate period, up to one year after stroke. The risk of cardiovascular events in this …

Background: The worldwide growing number of older people represents a new
phenomenon. Considering that the prevalence of stroke increases with age and higher life …

OBJECTIVES: To assess how much of the excess risk of poor outcome from stroke in people
aged 80 and older aging per se explains, independent of other prognostic determinants …

Abstract Background/Importance Stroke and dementia are important causes of death in the
United States and may be interrelated as competing risks for mortality. No previous studies …

Objective To compare whites and African-Americans in terms of dementia risk following
index stroke. Methods The data consisted of billing and International Classification of …

Importance While stroke mortality rates have decreased substantially in the past 2 decades,
this trend has been primarily limited to older adults. Increasing trends in stroke incidence …

Objectives To determine the extent to which secondary drug prevention for patients with
stroke in routine primary care varies by sex, age, and socioeconomic circumstances, and to …