Hongye Zhang

TL;DR: The findings suggest that ten risk factors are associated with 90% of the risk of stroke, and targeted interventions that reduce blood pressure and smoking, and promote physical activity and a healthy diet, could substantially reduce the burden of stroke.

TL;DR: The importance of potentially modifiable risk factors for stroke in different regions of the world, and in key populations and primary pathological subtypes of stroke, was quantified.

TL;DR: In China, hypertension is common, and while recent studies suggest some improvements, more than half of affected individuals were unaware that they had hypertension, and national programs effective in preventing and controlling hypertension are urgently needed.

TL;DR: Access to stroke units and appropriate use of antiplatelet treatment were associated with improved recovery and improved survival without severe dependency, and evidence-based treatments, diagnostics, and stroke units were less commonly available or used in low and middle-income countries.

TL;DR: An effective global strategy to reduce the risk of stroke mandates systematic measurement of the contribution of the major vascular risk factors within defined ethnic groups and geographical locations.