Population
1,658 residents aged over 40 in the community of Hisayama, Kyushu Island, Japan, including 843 males and 998…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
18 months
Authors
Loading...
Highlights cerebrovascular predominance in Japanese mortality; leaves open whether contemporary risk factor control has altered this pattern.
This foundational epidemiological study of the Hisayama cohort demonstrated that mortality from cerebrovascular disease, particularly cerebral hemorrhage, significantly exceeded that from heart disease in a Japanese population.
Katsuki et al. (1964) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: