Prevention and Health Services Delivery

Prevention and health services delivery.

The most recent data from the American Heart Association estimate that 700 000 Americans have a stroke each year.1 Stroke also continues to be a major health problem in Europe and in other areas of the world. The development of more effective stroke prevention strategies continues to be an important goal. The US public’s awareness of stroke risk and warning signs remains poor. One factor that i...

Primary prevention and health services delivery.

Stroke remains the third leading cause of death in the US and other Western countries,1 and at least 1 populationbased study found that the incidence of stroke was greater than that of acute coronary syndromes.2 Although there have been substantial falls in stroke incidence in some countries over the last 2 decades,3 a large US study found that the advances in stroke prevention during the 1990s...

Advances in stroke: Prevention and health services delivery 2012-2013.

Advances in prevention and health services delivery 2009.

The last year has seen advances in both primary and secondary prevention of stroke, including significant steps forward in our understanding of the risks and benefits of anticoagulation in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and in assessment of the benefits of urgent treatment after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke. Nonvalvular AF affects about 1% of the population with its pr...

Advances in primary prevention and health services delivery.

The American Heart Association’s goal of reducing deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke in the United States by 25% between 1999 and 2010 was achieved in 2008—a remarkable accomplishment associated with advances in stroke prevention and treatment. Yet, much work remains to be done. Stroke is still the third most common cause of death in the United States and other developed nations, and...