Objective To conduct a systematic review of studies reporting on the validity of International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for identifying stroke in administrative data. Methods …

ObjectiveTo develop recommendations for the establishment and operation of primary
stroke centers as an approach to improve the medical care of patients with stroke …

Background: Warfarin reduces the risk for ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
(AF) but increases the risk for hemorrhage. Dabigatran is a fixed-dose, oral direct thrombin …

This review of the effectiveness of treatment for acute stroke and methods of secondary
prevention shows that the highest priority for providers of a stroke service must be to …

Despite an overall reduction in the death rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the
United States over the last several decades, the rate of decline is less for women than men …

Background—Recent studies have investigated alternatives to warfarin for stroke
prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but whether these alternatives are cost …

The distribution of the burden of stroke morbidity and mortality is heterogeneous in the US
population and is changing dramatically with time. Stroke mortality remains the third leading …

Background and Purpose—Discharge ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases,
9th Revision, Clinical Modification) codes have been used to identify patients with acute …

Background Stroke is an expensive disease from a patient, caregiver, and societal
perspective. In spite of the high cost burden, only limited numbers of recent studies have …

Background Most analyses of the economic benefits of smoking cessation consider long-
term effects, which are often not of interest to public and private policy makers. These …