The phrase "rate of stroke" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use the phrase in a sentence when you refer to a measurement or statistic of strokes per unit of time, such as "The average rate of stroke fatalities has increased by 25% since last year."
The Southeastern United States has a rate of stroke higher than that of the rest of the country, but it is only partly explained by known risk factors like high blood pressure and obesity.
The finding that the devices actually more than doubled the rate of stroke or death raised serious questions about whether the F.D.A.'s procedures for approving such a medical device ended up putting patients at risk.
Other studies have reported a higher misdiagnosis rate of stroke by emergency physicians.
Higher mean arterial blood pressure was associated with higher rate of stroke and cardiovascular disease.
The authors performed a meta-analysis focusing on the rate of stroke and surgical re-exploration.
In the results of Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study JELISsub-analysissis, EPA could decrease the rate of stroke recurrence without increasing the risk of hemorrhagic incidence [6].
Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the rate of stroke 5-fold, and AF-related strokes have a poorer prognosis compared with non AF-related strokes.
Some earlier studies had raised the concern that Provenge might cause strokes, but the rate of stroke was the same in both arms of the study, and low at 1.8%.
Background: In patients with acute myocardial infarction, TPA (compared to SK), has been shown to reduce the 30-day mortality rate at the expense of an increased rate of stroke.
In the slightly older comparison group -- average age 50 -- the rate of stroke during the subsequent study period was 0.9%.
A 35percentt increase in the rate of stroke has been reported among 5-to-14-year-olds in the U.S., and the only smoking gun on the scene to account for it is epidemic childhood obesity.
