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Luciano A. Sposato

Researcher at University of Western Ontario

Publications -  187
Citations -  73617

Luciano A. Sposato is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stroke & Atrial fibrillation. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 161 publications receiving 56573 citations. Previous affiliations of Luciano A. Sposato include Spanish National Research Council & Diego Portales University.

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Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Nancy Fullman, +868 more
- 02 Jun 2018 - 
TL;DR: The pace of progress achieved between 1990 and 2016 varied, with markedly faster improvements occurring between 2000 and 2016 for many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia, whereas several countries in Latin America and elsewhere saw progress stagnate after experiencing considerable advances in the HAQ Index between1990 and 2000.
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Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Haidong Wang, +613 more
- 08 Oct 2016 - 
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study provides an analytical framework to comprehensively assess trends for under-5 mortality, age-specific and cause-specific mortality among children under 5 years, and stillbirths by geography over time and decomposed the changes in under- 5 mortality to changes in SDI at the global level.
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Global, regional, and country-specific lifetime risks of stroke, 1990 and 2016

Valery L. Feigin, +215 more
TL;DR: In 2016, the global lifetime risk of stroke from the age of 25 years onward was approximately 25% among both men and women, and there was geographic variation in the lifetime risk, with the highest risks in East Asia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe.
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Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation after stroke and transient ischaemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: The overall proportion of patients with stroke who are known to have atrial fibrillation seems to be higher than previously estimated, and more patients could be treated with oral anticoagulants and more stroke recurrences prevented.
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Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Stephen S Lim, +698 more
- 08 Oct 2016 - 
TL;DR: The analysis of 33 health-related SDG indicators based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 highlights the importance of income, education, and fertility as drivers of health improvement but also emphasises that investments in these areas alone will not be sufficient.