With more than 795,000 cases occurring every year, stroke has become a major problem in
the United States across all demographics. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term …

Diabetes mellitus is a comprehensive expression to identify a condition of chronic
hyperglycemia whose causes derive from different metabolic disorders characterized by …

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

The National High Blood Pressure Education Program presents the complete Seventh
Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the regulated interface between the peripheral circulation
and the central nervous system (CNS). Although originally observed by Paul Ehrlich in 1885 …

All statistics are for the most recent year available. Prevalence, mortality and hospitalizations
are computed for 2003 unless otherwise noted. Mortality as an underlying or contributing …

The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke …

As the availability and quality of imaging techniques improve, doctors are identifying more
patients with no history of transient ischaemic attack or stroke in whom imaging shows brain …