Abstract The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study is a population-based
observational study of randomly sampled, census-based populations in four locations within …

As part of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study assessment of the etiology
and sequelae of atherosclerosis, a standardized questionnaire on transient ischemic attack …

Abstract The baseline examination (1987–1989) for the Atherosclerosis Risk in
Communities (ARIC) Study was conducted in 15, 792 free-living residents aged 45–64 years …

Background: To describe adjudication of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke in an
observational study. Methods: We detail the process used to adjudicate TIA and stroke in the …

Background and Purpose—Although stroke mortality rates in the United States are well
documented, assessment of incidence rates and case fatality are less well studied. Methods …

Abstract The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) is a longitudinal population-based study of
coronary heart disease and stroke in men and women 65 years and older. The initial CHS …

The authors assessed the increase in the predictivity of ischemic stroke (IS) resulting from
the addition of nontraditional risk factors and markers of subclinical disease to a basic model …

Background and Purpose—History of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are
documented risk factors for subsequent stroke and all-cause mortality. Recent reports …

Review of the epidemiology of atherothrombotic brain infarction (ABI) based largely on 18
years of prospective data from the Framingham cohort reveals that stroke is a potent force in …

The association between computer diagnosis derived from a symptom questionnaire and
onset of first hospitalized ischemic stroke during follow-up for up to 11 years has been …