J Stroke.  2013 Jan;15(1):21-26.

Epidemiology and Registry Studies of Stroke in Japan

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  • 1Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. toyoda@hsp.ncvc.go.jp

Abstract

Stroke is the most prevalent cardiovascular disease in Japan. This review introduces two epidemiologic studies and four registry studies of stroke in Japan. The Hisayama Study was begun as a population-based prospective cohort study of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases in 1961 in the town of Hisayama. Most of the deceased subjects of the study underwent autopsy examinations from the beginning of the study. Changes in stroke trends in the last 50 years were clarified by comparison of data from different study cohorts registered every 13 to 14 years. The Suita Study was based on a random sampling of Japanese urban residents. Several reports from this study showed the significance of pre-hypertension, as well as hypertension, as a risk factor for stroke by itself and in combination with other underlying characteristics. In addition, the Japan Multicenter Stroke Investigators' Collaboration (J-MUSIC), the Japan Standard Stroke Registry Study, the Fukuoka Stroke Registry, and the Stroke Acute Management with Urgent Risk-factor Assessment and Improvement (SAMURAI) rt-PA Registry are explained as registry studies involving Japanese stroke patients.

Keyword

Acute stroke; Asian; Incidence; Japan; Thrombolysis

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Autopsy
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cohort Studies
Cooperative Behavior
Epidemiologic Studies
Humans
Hypertension
Incidence
Japan
Prehypertension
Risk Factors
Stroke
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