The increasing global stroke burden strongly suggests that currently implemented primary
stroke prevention strategies are not sufficiently effective, and new primary prevention …

The global burden of stroke is of continual major importance for global health. The present
report addresses some of the core principles that could make stroke prevention work. The …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability
worldwide and its burden is increasing rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries …

The socioeconomic and health effect of stroke and other noncommunicable disorders
(NCDs) that share many of the same risk factors with stroke, such as heart attack, dementia …

Stroke is a cause of poverty and is caused by poverty. Stroke prevention, along with the
prevention of other chronic (noncommunicable) diseases, is a grossly neglected feature of …

Attacking global health issues requires an understanding of the current status of diseases,
their risk factors and the best means for their prevention and treatment. However, global …

In arguably the most influential public health article ever written,“Sick Individuals and Sick
Populations,” Geoffrey Rose1 described and appraised 2 mainstream strategies for primary …

Along with the rising global burden of disability attributed to stroke, costs of stroke care are
rising, providing the impetus to direct our research focus towards effective measures of …

Over the past few decades, mortality due to cerebrovascular disease has decreased, likely
due to earlier diagnosis and aggressive management of vascular risk factors with lifestyle …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability in the world. 1, 2 During the past
several decades, the burden of stroke in the world has shifted from developed to developing …