Strokes in Men have Decreased over the past 50 Years

Strokes continue to be a major public health concern, but a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows the incidence of strokes have decreased over the past 50 years. By age 90 years the risk of stroke decreased from 19.5 percent to 14.5 percent in men. Stroke severity has not changed, but death within 30 days of stroke decreased significantly in men (from 23 percent to 14 percent). Although good news, the authors of the study point out that more than 750,000 new strokes occur each year in the United States and strokes remains the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer.

JAMA. 2006;296:2939-2946.

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