More than 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year; 75% of all coronary artery disease patients also have a neurovascular disorder; 36% of US adults (60M) are at high risk for developing a stroke; 5% of US adults (10-15M) have undiagnosed brain aneurysms; and 65% of deaths among people with Diabetes is due to stroke and heart disease.

• 3 rd leading cause of death in the US (one person dies every three minutes).
• Every 45 seconds, someone in the US has a stroke.
• 1 st leading cause of serious long-term disability. Four million Americans live with permanent brain damage due to a stroke.
• 700,000 people per year have a stroke (500,000 are first attacks; 200,000 are recurrent attacks (NINDS).
• 14% of those who survive a first stroke will have a second stroke within 1 year.
• 30% of all stroke victims are under the age of 65.
• $51.2Billion was spent in direct and indirect costs associated with stroke in the US in 2003.
• Congress has allocated in excess of $1B for research in 2004 as part of its "Brain Attack" initiative.
• The fear of a stroke is so profound that "50% of adult Americans would rather die than suffer the anguish and dependence associated with a major stroke." according to a recent Gallup poll.