Future Outlook of the Stroke Medical Care System Based on the Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Control Act in Japan

Clinical evidence of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke(AIS)has been reported since 2015, and there is an urgent need for the preparation of medical treatment systems for AIS. The Japan Stroke Society and the Japan Circulation Society published a 5-year plan for stopping CVD in December 2016. In December 2018, the Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Control Act was enacted in Japan. In this review, we present the future plan of medical treatment systems for stroke.