TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 5. Stroke A1 - Sutton, S. Scott A1 - Starr, Jessica A1 - Rowan, Brea O. A2 - Sutton, S. Scott PY - 2011 T2 - McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide AB - Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States behind cardiovascular disease and cancer. Approximately 2.7% of men and 2.5% of women > 18 years of age have a history of stroke and there are nearly 800,000 stroke occurrences each year with a mortality rate approaching 150,000.1 Of all strokes, 87% are ischemic in origin with the remainder hemorrhagic.2 This chapter will focus on ischemic strokes. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7250436 ER -