Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

Timothy McKinsey

Timothy McKinsey

Timothy McKinsey

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This report from the American Heart Association states that 7 million people are affected by heart failure in the United States alone. The scale of the clinical problem combined with the multifarious nature of the pathologic mechanisms make novel molecular mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction a major target for ongoing basic and translational research.

This Recommendation is of an article referenced in an F1000 Faculty Review also written by Timothy A. McKinsey, Thomas M. Vondriska, and Yibin Wang.

David Liebeskind

David Liebeskind

David Liebeskind

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Ischemic stroke results from the blockage of a cerebral artery that leads to loss of oxygenation in downstream brain tissue, ultimately resulting in neuronal cell death and irreversible neurological deficit. This report from the American Heart Association estimates an incidence of 691,000 acute ischemic strokes yearly in the US. Despite this number, only a small percentage of stroke patients actually receive the benefit of acute intervention {1}.

This Recommendation is of an article referenced in a Faculty Review also written by Nicholas Liaw and David Liebeskind.