In the wake of the reports of the Women’s Health Initiative and the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin
Replacement Study (HERS), which unexpectedly showed that combination hormone …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to determine hospitalizations for heart failure in the
US during the past 26 years. Background : Heart failure increased in the US; however, little …

OBJECTIVE: To describe self-reported prevalence of the use of alternative therapies for
menopause symptoms and subject characteristics associated with their use. METHODS: A …

Background and Purpose— Ischemic stroke accounts for 70% to 80% of all strokes, but
intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhagic strokes have greater fatality. Age-standardized …

Objective To describe the 6-year probability of survival for older adults after their first
hospitalization for heart failure. Setting National Medicare hospital claims records for 1984 through …

The joint influence of socioeconomic status and John Henryism on blood pressure was
examined in a probability sample of 1,784 black adults aged 25–50 years in Pitt County, North …

Healthy People 2010 objectives for improving health include a goal to eliminate racial disparities
in stroke mortality. Age-specific death rates by stroke subtype are not well documented …

BACKGROUND: A Healthy People 2010 objective includes increasing public awareness of
the warning signs of stroke, yet few data exist about the level of awareness. Recognition of …

Hypertension is a serious public health challenge in the United States, affecting approximately
30% of adults (1, 2) and increasing the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third …

Background and Purpose— Higher risk and burden of stroke have been observed within
the southeastern states (the Stroke Belt) compared with elsewhere in the United States. We …