Stroke, 1 July 2016 Background and Purpose—The stroke belt is described as an 8-state region with high stroke mortality across the southeastern United States. Using spatial statistics, we identified clusters of high stroke mortality (hot spots) and adjacent areas of low stroke mortality (cool spots) for US counties and evaluated for regional…
J Am Heart Assoc, 11 May 2016 Background Population-based studies have revealed declining acute ischemic stroke (AIS) hospitalization rates in the United States, but no study has assessed recent temporal trends in race/ethnic-, age-, and sex-specific AIS hospitalization rates. … Conclusions Although overall stroke hospitalizations declined in the United States, the reduction was…
Reassessing the Stroke Belt: Using Small Area Spatial Statistics to Identify Clusters of High Stroke Mortality in the United States
Stroke, 1 July 2016 Background and Purpose—The stroke belt is described as an 8-state region with high stroke mortality across the southeastern…
Primary Prevention of Stroke
JAMA, 9 August 2016 This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) 2014 guidelines on primary prevention…
