Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2010 Update: Chapter 22
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include all persons of Hispanic origin of any race. See “Hispanic origin” in this Glossary. Stroke (ICD-10 codes I60 –I69)—This category includes subarachnoid hemorrhage (I60); intracerebral hemorrhage (I61); other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage (I62); cerebral infarction (I63); stroke, not specified as hemorrhage or infarction (I64); occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries not resulting in cerebral infarction (I65); occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries not resulting in cerebral infarction (I66); other cerebrovascular diseases (I67); cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (I68); and sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69). Total cardiovascular disease (ICD-10 codes I00 –I99, Q20 – Q28)—This category includes rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease (I00 –I09); hypertensive diseases (I10 –I15); ischemic (coronary) heart disease (I20 –I25); pulmonary heart
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disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26 –I28); other forms of heart disease (I30 –I52); cerebrovascular disease (stroke) (I60 –I69); atherosclerosis (I70); other diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries (I71–I79); diseases of veins, lymphatics, and lymph nodes not classified elsewhere (I80 –I89); and other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95–I99). When data are available, we include congenital cardiovascular defects (Q20 –Q28). Underlying cause of death or contributing cause of death—These terms are used by the NCHS when defining mortality. Underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization as “the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.” Contributing cause of death would be any other disease or condition that the decedent may also have had.
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