… and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States to provide
… , and American Heart Association staff members. The American Heart Association strives to …

… Seven of the 10 leading causes of death had a decrease in age-adjusted death rates. The …
The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Benjamin EJ, …

… the focus on heart disease and stroke statistics throughout the world, as … Factors
influencing the decline in stroke mortality: a statement from the American Heart Association/American …

… rates, life expectancy in the United States for the year 2020 has been estimated to decline
… The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Tsao CW, …

… initiatives shows a reduction in stroke deaths by 23% (from 62 to 42 deaths per 100 000). …
The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Adeoye O, …

… Rural areas have higher death rates for CVD and stroke than … found that heart disease–attributable
mortality declined 42% in … : a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.…

… states in the region showing a stall or reversal in stroke deaths. Hence, the relative increased
stroke mortality in the Stroke Belt persists despite the national decline in stroke mortality. …

… Statement, … declines in ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality were likely smaller than
would have occurred without the adverse trends in obesity and its corresponding risk factors. …

… stroke deaths increasing by 8.5% and 13.5%, respectively. The deceleration of the decline
in CVD mortality … health promotion and disease reduction: the American Heart Association’s …

… mortality in the United States have declined in … % reduction in MI and a 15% reduction in
coronary heart disease with tight glycemic control, but no effect on stroke or all-cause mortality. …