Department Of Medicine
Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
The Peer Review Organization of New Jersey, Inc . website for statement on stroke :
According to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), stroke is reported to be the third leading cause of death in the United States, as well as a leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Approximately 600,000 new strokes are documented annually in the United States, and it has been estimated that carotid artery disease may be responsible for 20 to 30 percent. For people over age 55, the incidence of stroke more than doubles in each successive decade. About 29 percent of people who have an initial stroke die within a year. This percentage is higher among people age 65 or older. Among the risk factors for Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or stroke, the most important is a prior TIA or stroke, either of which carries a tenfold increase in risk
Data for Americans aged 40 or older showed the average in-hospital and physician costs were $11,010 for a stroke and $4,940 for TIA in 1995. According to data from HCFA, $3.7 billion, or about $5,718 per discharge, was paid for Medicare beneficiaries with stroke in 1995.
Campus Resources :
- University Hospital
- Studies in progress
For more instant information on this topic please see links below :
- The Peer Review Organization of New Jersey, Inc . website for statement on stroke
- American Heart Association for site Guide to Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases a guideline and summary
- American Heart Association for site Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients With Coronary Disease a guideline and summary
- NINDS Stroke Information Page from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- NINDS Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Information Page from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Post-Stroke Rehabilitation : Clinical Guideline Number 16 AHCPR Publication No. 95-0062: May 1995