Remarkable Decline in Ischemic Stroke Mortality is Not Matched by Changes in Incidence
Author(s) -
Ilonca Vaartjes,
Martín O’Flaherty,
Simon Capewell,
Jaap Kappelle,
Michiel L. Bots
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.112.677724
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , case fatality rate , stroke (engine) , cohort , mortality rate , cohort study , epidemiology , pediatrics , surgery , mechanical engineering , physics , sociology , optics , engineering
In Western Europe, mortality from ischemic stroke (IS) has declined over several decades. Age-sex-specific IS mortality, IS incidence, 30-day case fatality, and 1-year mortality after hospital admission are essential for explaining recent trends in IS mortality in the new millennium.
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