Stroke Group Sets Goals for Decade

The United States has greatly improved stroke care in the last decade, the American Stroke Association says in a new report. But now more focus must be placed on prevention and recovery, the report says. The association’s main goal is to reduce deaths from heart and artery disease by 20%. This would include a reduction in stroke, which is caused by blockage of a blood vessel or bleeding in the brain. The report was published February 24 in the journal Stroke.