Background Data on stroke epidemiology and availability of hospital-based stroke services
around the world are important for guiding policy decisions and healthcare planning. Aims …

720 Stroke March 2020 in practice), the plausible minimum risk, the feasible minimum, and
the cost-effective minimum risk. 13 The GBD study (Global Burden of Disease) 201314 and …

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and a major
barrier to sustainable human development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the …

Background and Objectives Ischemic stroke (IS), 1 of the 2 main subtypes of stroke, occurs
because of brain ischemia caused by thrombosis of a cerebral blood vessel. IS is one of the …

Worldwide, the aging population, globalization, rapid urbanization, and population growth
have fundamentally changed disease patterns. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), of …

The 1990 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provided the first global estimate on the
burden of 135 diseases, and cerebrovascular diseases ranked as the second leading cause …

Worldwide, the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) contributing most to the total global burden
of disease in 2010 were ischemic heart disease (5.2% of all disability-adjusted life years …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and the
economic costs of treatment and post-stroke care are substantial. The Global Burden of …