There is a widening gap in stroke mortality between Russia and Sweden, largely driven by higher attack rates and case fatality in Russia, potentially explained by higher hypertension prevalence.
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Raises concern for rising stroke burden in Siberian men; leaves open whether hypertension control differences explain East-West gaps.
Stegmayr et al. (2000) studied this question.
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