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RationaleStroke and cardiovascular diseases will be the next health epidemics in Latin America due to increased life expectancy and changes in the lifestyle and dietary habits of the population. Knowledge of the cardiovascular health status of the inhabitants will allow the implementation of policies directed to reduce the burden of stroke and cardiovascular diseases in the region.
AimsTo evaluate...
Stroke will be South America's next epidemic. Therefore, information on stroke particularities in the region will help to overcome its impact burden. We evaluated prevalence, pattern of sub‐types, and pathogenic mechanisms underlying stroke in Atahualpa, a village representative of rural coastal Ecuador. In a three‐phase epidemiologic study, suspected cases were detected by a door‐to‐door survey (Phase...
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