Forecasting the Future of Stroke in the United States

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Authors

Bruce Ovbiagele · Bruce Technologies (United States)

Larry B. Goldstein

Randall T. Higashida

Virginia J. Howard

S. Claiborne Johnston · Waterborne Environmental (United States)

Olga Khavjou · Agia Olga Hospital

Daniel T. Lackland · Lackland Independent School District

Judith H. Lichtman

Stephanie Mohl

Abstract

These projections suggest that the annual costs of stroke will increase substantially over the next 2 decades. Greater emphasis on implementing effective preventive, acute care, and rehabilitative services will have both medical and societal benefits.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 44, Issue 8, pp. 2361-2375

DOI: 10.1161/str.0b013e31829734f2

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