The Roundtable of Academia and Industry for Stroke Prevention conference convened a
panel to discuss important topics to advance the treatment and prevention of large-vessel …

Atherosclerosis is a major cause of ischemic stroke that can be effectively prevented with
appropriate lifestyle modifications and control of cardiovascular risk factors. Medical …

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases combined are the leading killers worldwide
today. Mortality related to chronic atherothrombotic disease is projected to grow …

STROKE IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF MORBIDITY and mortality in an aging population. The
current understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic diseases, the most common …

Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the USA and a major cause of mortality worldwide.
One out of four strokes is recurrent. Secondary stroke prevention starts with deciphering the …

STROKE PREVENTION REPRESENTS A CRITICAL HEALTH challenge. The demographics
of aging and the asso-ciation of stroke with aging bring together factors that compel a …

OBJECTIVE Ischemic stroke due to large vessel atherosclerosis is a significant cause of
stroke globally. With the aging population, the number of people with atherosclerotic stroke …

CLINICIANS ARE ALWAYS HOPING TO IDENTIFY A SINGLE unifying diagnosis, but, in fact,
many patients have more than one medical problem. Individuals seem to accumulate …

Remarkable progress has been made in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of
stroke over the past decade. We have made great strides in the understanding of stroke risk …

The gap between existing knowledge and the patient care provided in stroke has become
more apparent. The translational gap is evidence of our scientific progress, but the sheer …