The World Stroke Organization's Declaration for worldwide primary stroke and dementia prevention

摘要: current strategies of primary stroke and cardiovascular disease prevention are aimed at addressing the main risk factors primarily in patients with higher risk. Since number people incident ischaemic heart cases is rapidly growing across all countries world, this preventive strategy appears to be not sufficiently effective. World Stroke Organization recently (2020) endorsed a different concept dementia based on population-wide approach dealing factors, which involves individuals regardless their level. This article describes four suggested by effectively reduce incidence 50% 30% respectively. These include (1) prevention; (2) polypill therapy; (3) free e-Health application "Stroke Riskometer"; (4) active engagement community health workers. (Less)