NIH R01 · 2025
Effects of Acupuncture on Symptoms of Stable Angina: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The burden of stroke among US adults is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability, costing an estimated $19 billion. Additionally, one-quarter of strokes that occur each year in the U.S. are recurrent events.78 A large, U.S. and U.K. multicenter trial focused on cardiovascular event recurrence evaluated 3,470 recent stroke patients and followed them for 2 years.81 African-American (AA) patients with recent stroke had an 60% higher risk of recurrent stroke compared to the general population.81 This difference was explained by substantially greater vascular risk in the AA patients and suggested that scientifically justified and targeted risk factor control…
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