MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1992 Jul 3;41(26):477-80.
Cerebrovascular disease, the third leading cause of death in the United States, disproportionately affects older adults. In 1988, 87% of all deaths from and 74% of all hospitalizations for cerebrovascular disease occurred among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years. This report presents temporal trends and geographic patterns in mortality and Medicare hospitalizations resulting from cerebrovascular disease among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years.
脑血管疾病是美国第三大死因，对老年人的影响尤为严重。1988年，所有脑血管疾病死亡病例中的87%以及所有因脑血管疾病住院病例中的74%发生在65岁及以上人群中。本报告呈现了65岁及以上人群中脑血管疾病导致的死亡率和医疗保险住院率的时间趋势和地理模式。
