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Associations Between Measures of Structural Racism and Receipt of Acute Ischemic Stroke Interventions in the United States

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundStructural racism and rural/urban differences in stroke care affect care delivery and outcomes. Methods and ResultsIn this retrospective study using complete, deidentified inpatient Medicare data (20162019), we identified incident acute ischemic stroke admissions, demographics, and hospitallevel variables. versus 0.11

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Abstract WMP106: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ambulatory Status at Discharge Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Stroke Journal

Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. The primary outcome measure was ambulatory status at discharge, defined as ability to ambulate with or without the assistance of a device or person. 0.96],p=0.001).Patients 1.18];P=0.001).

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Abstract WP152: Associations between measures of structural racism and receipt of acute ischemic stroke interventions in the US

Stroke Journal

Methods:This retrospective analysis utilized complete, de-identified inpatient Medicare data from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019. We included Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years with incident AIS admissions in large metropolitan and non-urban settings. vs. 88.6%), stroke certification (5.3% for TPA, 1.27 for TPA, 1.33

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