Evidence-based carotid artery–based interventions for stroke risk reduction

C. Keith Ozaki, MD Approximately 800,000 individuals still experience a stroke in the United States each year. Despite a relative rate reduction of 37% over the last decade, in 2009, stroke still caused 1 of every 19 deaths (ranks only behind heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory disease). It remains the leading cause of serious long-term disability, with a staggering economic toll (estimated $38.6 billion in 2009). Driven by trends such as the aging population and rise in the metabolic syndrome, projections show that by 2030 an additional 4 million people will have had a stroke, a 22% increase in prevalence from 2013.

Source: Current Problems in Surgery - February 28, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: C. Keith Ozaki, Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, Karen J. Ho, James T. McPhee, Edwin C. Gravereaux Source Type: research