National and sub-national patterns of mortality from stroke in the Iranian population (1990-2015): Complementary results from the NASBOD study.

Shirin DjalaliniaSahar Saeedi MoghaddamNazila RezaeiNegar RezaeiAnita MansouriElham AbdolhamidiShohreh NaderimaghamMitra ModirianMona MarzbanSara KhademiurehKamyar RezaeeMilad HasanAlireza Namazi ShabestariFarshad Farzadfar

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2018)

Although age-standardized rates of stroke mortality are falling, in the past three decades, the absolute number of people who have had a stroke has increased. Stroke mortality remains high in Iran.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular events
risk factors
quality improvement
cerebral ischemia
coronary artery disease
blood brain barrier