Stroke is a major public health problem and is a leading cause of long-term disability.
Identifying novel risk factors could potentially aid in understanding the mechanisms and …

Stroke remains to be a leading cause of disability. However, optimal strategies can prevent
up to 80% of strokes. A large body of evidence supports many strategies for primary and …

Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In the United States, it is the third
leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. There are approximately 600,000 …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cause of stroke. In the US nearly 800,000 people suffer
stroke each year and about 130,000 die as a result. Stroke care accounts for an estimated …

Stroke prevails as a common and devastating disease. Epidemiological studies have
advanced our understanding of stroke risk factors and clinical trials have demonstrated …

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in adults and the fifth leading cause of
mortality in the United States. One of the main tasks related to stroke in the family medicine …

Stroke is among the most potentially devastating consequences of atrial fibrillation. In
patients with atrial fibrillation, stroke usually is presumed to be due to thromboembolism …

Stroke is a major global health issue. However, up to 85% of strokes may be preventable.
Following an integrated conceptual timeline, we briefly report historical notes on the birth of …

Introduction Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity globally. Atrial
fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. It is set to reach epidemic …

In this issue of the journal, Azarpazhooh, Bogiatzi and Spence, kick-off our 30-year
celebration series of commissioned articles with an overview of some controversial or …