• A third fewer people admitted to hospital for stroke die than a decade ago, but more people
under age 70 are having strokes, states a report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Over …

Stroke remains a leading cause of disability and death for people of all races and ethnicities.
Nearly 800 000 Americans experience a stroke each year—1 every 40 seconds—and 135 …

In 2018, the death rate from stroke was 242.7 per 100,000 persons aged≥ 65 years.
Persons aged≥ 85 years had the highest death rate from stroke (984.3), followed by those …

In 2021, the average number of stroke deaths per day was highest in January (275 for
females and 212 for males) and then declined to a monthly low in June (235 for females and …

OVER THE PAST CENTURY AS THE WEST TRANSI-tioned from an agrarian to an
industrial economy, the nature of the dominant diseases afflicting humans changed from …

Stroke remains one of the most significant US health problems (6). Although the stroke
hospitalization rate has declined, in 2009 there were still almost 1 million hospitalizations for …

AN INCREASE in the incidence of stroke—and the specter of a rising toll of stroke-related
death and disability as the baby boomer generation ages—has brought a new urgency to …

Big Drop in US Heart-Related Hospitalizations and Deaths, Study Finds; Lifestyle changes,
wider use of medications driving the trend, researchers say - Document - Gale OneFile …

Background In the US, 795,000 new or recurrent strokes occur every year (AHA, 2013).
Women have a higher incidence of stroke with 55,000 more women than men experiencing …