Contents:

• Risk Factors for Stroke That Cannot Be Changed
• Diabetes Mellitus and Stroke
• Relative Incidence of Atherothrombotic Stroke and MI by Age and Gender
• Death Rates for Stroke per 100,000 Population in Specified Groups
• Death Rates for Groups Defined by Race, Age, and Gender
• 1993 Stroke Age-Adjusted Death Rates by State
• Risk Factors For Stroke: Treatable
• Odds Ratios for Ischemic Stroke by Age
• Mortalitiy Rates in Men According to Diastolic BP and Serum Choleterol Levels
• Percent of Each Stroke Type Preceded by TIA
• Risk of Stroke in Persons Who Have Had TIAs
• Risk of Recurrent Stroke
• Two-Year Stroke Incidence in Relation to Atrial Fibrillation
• Effect of Medical Conditions at the Time of Stroke on Long-Term Survival
• Alcohol Consumption as a Risk Factor for Stroke
• Potential Genetic Risk Factors for Stroke
• Estimated Direct and Indirect Cost of Stroke
• Ischemic Stroke Costs (First 90 Days)
  

• Acknowledgements

About this presentation:

The content of these pages is from an educational CD-ROM, "Acute Ischemic Stroke: New Concepts of Care."

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Who should view this presentation?

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