Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins: We Provide Practical, Real-World Examples on How to Implement Stroke Prevention Strategies
Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sol, reposted from Pedro Ordunez on LinkedIn:
”Implementing effective stroke prevention remains a major challenge worldwide.
In this paper, we provide several practical, real-world examples that demonstrate how prevention strategies can be successfully translated into action.”
Pedro Ordunez, Senior Advisor, Cardiovascular Disease Management at Pan American Health Organization, shared on LinkedIn about a recent article he and his colleagues co-authored, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, adding:
”Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and disability across the Americas.
Led by Dr. Sheila O. Martins, a global leader in stroke care, a distinguished group of neurologists, clinicians, public health experts, and researchers has published a new review in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas:
Implementation of Stroke Prevention: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities in the Americas
This paper is part of The Lancet Regional Health – Americas Stroke Series, led by Dr. Pablo Lavados, to draw attention to one of the Region’s most important public health challenges.
Its publication coincides with a historic milestone:
For the first time ever, the World Health Assembly has approved a resolution on stroke prevention and treatment.
The review highlights why stroke prevention must become a public health priority across the Americas:
- Stroke is preventable. Inequities matter. Hypertension control is central. Digital health can accelerate impact.
- Most strokes are preventable. The challenge is implementation.
- HEARTS in the Americas: among the options that work. HEARTS 2.0
Expanding the vision for cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health in primary care.”
Title: Implementation of stroke prevention: a review of challenges and opportunities in the Americas
Authors: Sheila O. Martins, Pedro Ordunez, Wyllians Vendramini Borelli, Bruce Ovbiagele, Victor C. Urrutia, Carlos Abanto, Matias J. Ale, Bassel Almarie, Tony Fabián Alvarez, Pablo Amaya, Sebastian Ameriso, Antonio Arauz, Miguel A. Barboza, Hernán Bayona, Juan Calleja, Vanessa Cano-Nigenda, Leonardo Augusto Carbonera, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Freddy Constanzo, Angel Corredor, Ana Cláudia de Souza, Jose Danilo Diestro, Felipe Fregni, Rodrigo Guerrero, Claudio Jimenez, Fernando Lanas, Ramón Martinez, Carla Moro, Paula Muñoz-Venturelli, Victor Navia, Nelson Novarro-Escudero, Verónica V. Olavarría, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Octavio Pontes-Neto, Virginia Pujol, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Julieta Rosales, Andres Rosende, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Gustavo Saposnik, Souvik Sen, Luciano Sposato, Fernando D. Testai, Craig S. Anderson, Pablo M. Lavados
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