Resumen de Stroke Incidence and Mortality Trends in US Communities, 1987 to 2011

Silvia Koton, Andrea L.C. Schneide, Wayne D. Rosamond, Eyal Shaha, Yingying Sang

• Importance Prior studies have shown decreases in stroke mortality over time, but data on validated stroke incidence and long-term trends by race are limited.

  Objective To study trends in stroke incidence and subsequent mortality among black and white adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort from 1987 to 2011.