Stroke Rates: A Case Study

There is treatment for strokes, but the most important treatment for strokes is prevention. There are many ways to keep yourself healthy and prevent a stroke from happening. There are some factors like age and gender that a person can’t control, but there are factors like high cholesterol and high blood pressure that can be controlled by a person to help prevent their risk from having a

Strokes are the 5th leading cause of death in the US, with one person dying every 4 minutes as a result. For African Americans, stoke is the 3rd leading cause of death.(http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/facts.htm) It is estimated that About 795,000 people have a stroke each year; about one every 40 seconds - there are many medical conditions that can cause a stroke and it is estimated that 8 out of 10 strokes can be prevented. However, there are some things that cannot be controlled when you are predisposed to

There are several different types of stroke and it does not affect everyone the same. According to Mayo

A stroke can be brought on by many different factors like age, gender and family history – all of which one cannot control. Others are lifestyle factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity or being over weight, poor diet, lack of exercise and drinking too much alcohol (stroke foundation Australia). Currently there is no universally accepted treatment (Ward, 2005).

Age is one of the non-modifiable risk factors. As we are getting older, the risk of stroke incidence will increase as it will doubled every following 10 years after the age of 55 years old (Norsa’adah, 2005). It has been reported in Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2013 from the American Heart Association (Go et al., 2013), uneven distribution of stroke burden was experienced by women from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds; the incident of stroke risk among black women was doubled the white women. Hispanic women experienced higher stroke risk factor

5. Heart Disease and Stroke- Through prevention, discovery and treatment of risk factors for heart disease increases cardiovascular health and improve the quality of life. Risk factors leading to heart disease and strokes are changes in the heart and blood vessels. Education in healthy foods, diets and exercise can decrease a potential heart attack or stroke. (Healthy People, n.d.).

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Each year more than 795,000 Americans suffer from a stroke, which means that every forty seconds someone has stroke (Liebman, 2012). Although a stroke can occur at any age, strokes are frequently seen in the older adult demographics. An increase with age doubles the risk for a stroke each decade after 55 (Grysiewicz, 2008). The percentage of stroke survivors to almost fully recover from a stroke is only 10 percent; in contrast, 40 percent of stroke survivors will face moderate to severe impairment which will entail distinctive care (Perlmutter and Colman, 2005). When all strokes are analyzed according to demography of class system, approximately 60% of strokes occur in low or middle income countries (Silverman and Rymer, 2009).

Strokes are the fifth leading cause of deaths in America. They are also one of the leading causes of disabilities in adults. There are many factors, such as atrial fibrillation and lifestyle factors, which could lead to a potential stroke. There is the atrial fibrillation (shortened to “AFib”) and stroke connection. AFib is the constant and irregular beating of the two atria valves of the heart. The irregular heartbeats can cause blood to form clots in the heart and travel towards the brain. There are other types of risk factors that can lead to strokes, which are medical risk factors, lifestyle risk factors, and uncontrollable risk factors. Some examples of medical risk factors include high blood pressure, circulation problems, high cholesterol,

Stroke does not discriminate. Although slightly more men die from stroke; an equal number of women do as well. The risk of stroke increases sharply for people over the age of 55. Men tend to have strokes earlier in life, whereas women do later in life. Because of this, men are better to survive the event whereas women do not as their bodies cannot recover easily. African Americans stand out among all nationalities as the group that suffers the most from stroke and they do so at an earlier age.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is stated that “every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke” (“Stroke,” 2018). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, which include coronary heart disease, stroke, and other related conditions. There are various modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors associated with heart disease, such as age, family history, diet, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, and more (“2016 Community Health Assessment,” 2017). About 795,000 people suffer from stroke each year and it is more common among the elderly, ages 65 years and older, in the United States (“Stroke,” 2018). The consequences of stroke can be detrimental,

A less common type of stroke is a hemorrhagic stroke. This type of stroke occurs when the artery that supplies blood to the brain ruptures or bursts. Stroke is an expensive disease with lifetime rehabilitation costing over $140,000 per ischemic stroke with higher costs for subarachnoid hemorrhage (Alberts, et. al. 2011). Although stroke risk increases with age, strokes can occur at any age. In 2009, 34% of people hospitalized for stroke were younger than 65 years (Hall, 2012). More women than men have strokes each year, in part because women live longer. Estimates of the overall incidence of stroke in U. S. children are 6.4 per 100,000 (0-15 yrs.) with approximately half being hemorrhagic stroke (ASA, 2016). African Americans are more impacted by stroke than any other racial group within the American

Hypertension ¡V of all the risk factors that contribute to stroke, the most powerful is high blood pressure. People with hypertension have a risk for stroke that is 4 to 6 times higher than the risk for those without hypertension.

All races, ethnicity, and sex are susceptible to strokes. African Americans are at greater risk for stroke. Women are more likely to have a stroke compared to men (WebMd,

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States (CDC para. 1), affecting more than 7 million Americans over the age of 20 and representing 3% of the population (Rogers et al. e68). Current estimates suggest close to 800,000 Americans will experience a stroke each year; however, symptoms related to strokes often go undiagnosed. The prevalence of undiagnosed strokes is estimated to be 17.8% of the population over the age of 45, but some minorities and those with low incomes make up a disproportionate percentage of this number. Ethnicity also influences the risk of a stroke for all adults over the age of 18: 5.8% and 4.0% of Native Americans and African Americans respectively, have had a stroke, compared to 2.4% and 2.5% for Whites and Hispanics.

All topics in this booklet are intrinsically linked by cause-effect relationships: independent and dependent. It includes all possibilities that attribute simultaneously to make obvious rather tricky in practice. (Tones et al., 2013). It is virtually impossible currently to estimate all aspects of stroke, However, regarding the health services, with holistic vision of the patients and the family or society as a whole, two aspects must be emphasised: risk factors and after stroke care.