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Stroke Prevention: Editorial to accompany June issue of SVN
  1. J David Spence
  1. Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Profosser J David Spence; dspence{at}robarts.ca

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This issue of Stroke and Vascular Neurology focuses on stroke prevention, a problem that is of paramount importance. Stroke is highly age-related, so prevention of stroke could have a major impact, with the ageing of the population in Western countries. Furthermore, in China the opportunity is particularly important, as the risk of stroke and coronary disease has increased markedly with the dietary changes that have resulted from increased prosperity. Prevention is far more cost-effective …

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