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HEART
AND STROKE
FOUNDATION
Together we are reducing the toll of Heart Disease and Stroke...
...but it's still the #1 Killer of both men and women
THE FACTS PREVALENCE OF STROKE
Since its formation in 1952, the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Canada has supported approximately $500
million dollars for research into the causes, treatment and
prevention of heart disease and stroke.
The Foundation supports two-thirds of all non-commercial
heart and stroke research in the province. It currently
supports over 200 research teams in 16 research sites
across the province.
I. Current research being funded by the Foundation
the development of intra-uterine surgery to correct heart defects
before birth
the identification of the genes involved in the development of
high blood pressure, obesity, pulmonary hypertension and other
cardiovascular risk factors and diseases
• the development of neuro-protective drugs that can be given
after a stroke to prevent or minimize brain damage
• experiments in growing human heart cells, so damaged hearts
can be healed
• a better understanding of the role of estrogen in the development
of heart disease in women, and how estrogen replacement
therapy can be used to help menopausal women who have, or
are at risk of developing, coronary artery disease
Ontario breakthroughs in Heart & Stroke Research
the development and testing of 'clot busting' and 'blood thinning'
drugs such as heparin, aspirin, streptokinase and tPA (tissue
plasminogen activator); these drugs have reduced mortality from
heart attacks by half.
0 the development and refinement of the pacemaker, the
implantable defibrillator, and both surgical and catheter-based
methods of curing life-threatening heart rhythm disorders
• surgical and non-surgical techniques for treating congenital heart
defects (e.g. "blue babies”)
• the knowledge that the heart produces a hormone that helps to
regulate blood pressure
• improved understanding of how to prevent cardiac complications
after stroke and the stroke recovery process
3 4th leading cause of death in Canada
• Leading cause of adult neurological disability
• 50% of stroke victims will be left with a disability
• 50,000 new strokes reported in Canada annually
• 200,000 - 300,000 Canadians are stroke survivors, living with an
increased risk of a subsequent stroke
• A stroke survivor has a 20% chance of having a recurrent event
within 5 years
• 47,000 stroke survivors live in Ontario communities outside of a
long-term care facility
• 1/3 of stroke victims are under age 65
• Incidence of stroke more than doubles every 10 years after age 55
• While stroke is a preventable catastrophic condition, it is now the
leading cause of transfer from hospital to long-term care
COST OF STROKE
• Cost to Canadian economy is $2.5 billion annually
• Average hospital stay for stroke range is 38 days versus 11 days
for heart attack
• For males the average hospital stay is 32 days, while the average
female hospital stay is 43 days
• Acute care cost for stoke is $600/day
w Total acute care cost is estimated at $27,500 per stroke
• In 1992, stroke accounted for 69,790 Canadian hospital
discharges
• Total annual hospital days from stroke is 3.5 million
The Huron County Chapter
is located at
39 West Street
2nd Floor, Goderich
N7A 2K5
519-524-4440
Improving
your odds
against
Canada's
killer.
HEART
AND STROKE
FOUNDATION
Of ONTARIO
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