世界上每年都有数百万人因为中风而死亡,还有更多的人因为中风永久性残疾。顶级医疗期刊《柳叶刀》最近发表的两篇文章显示,中风在很大程度上是可以预防的。中风是指由于脑部供血受阻而迅速发展成的脑功能损失,是世界上的第二大致死疾病。中风主要分为两种类型,由血栓或栓塞所造成的缺血性中风占85%,由大脑出血造成的出血性中风占15%。McMaster大学PHRI的研究人员发现,全世界 Every year millions of people in the world die from stroke and many more have permanent disability due to stroke. Two recent articles published in the top medical journal Lancet show that stroke is largely preventable. Stroke is the loss of brain function that develops rapidly due to blocked blood supply to the brain. It is the second most lethal disease in the world. Stroke is divided into two main types, with 85% of ischemic stroke caused by thrombosis or embolism and 15% of hemorrhagic stroke caused by cerebral hemorrhage. Researchers at McMaster University PHRI found that the world