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Identifying Best Practices for Improving the Evaluation and Management of Stroke in Rural Lower-Resourced Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Ahead of Print. Considerable variation exists in the delivery of acute stroke care and stroke outcomes across settings and population groups. These sites also tend to serve populations in rural areas who experience disparities in care and outcomes.

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Abstract TP55: A Statewide Quality Improvement Project: Identifying Disparities in Dysphagia Screening for Stroke Patients

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP55-ATP55, February 1, 2024. Objectives:One of the principal cornerstones of the Minnesota Department of Health’s Stroke Program is quality improvement. Education was successfully disseminated to 136 hospitals across the Minnesota Stroke System with over 450 views on YouTube.

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Abstract 124: Impact of Targeted Stroke Education: Zip Codes and Last Known Well

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A124-A124, February 1, 2025. Background and Purpose:Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSC) provide 2+ community education events per year. In hospitals with a large geographical referral area, targeted education is impactful given fixed financial support, limited staff and time resources.We

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Abstract TP73: Quantifying the Health Equity Impact of Tenecteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States: a Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP73-ATP73, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Disparities across race, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors exist in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) incident risk, treatment and outcomes. hours of AIS symptom onset is predicted to increase population health while also improving health equity.

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Ischemic Stroke Severity in the National Inpatient Sample Between 2018 and 2021

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to examine the association between race and ethnicity and ischemic stroke severity in the United States.METHODS:We performed an analysis of adult hospital discharges in the National Inpatient Sample from 2018 to 2021 with a primary discharge diagnosis of ischemic stroke.

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Abstract WMP60: Comparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and the CDC Social Vulnerability Index Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Acute Ischemic Stroke, April 2020 - December 2021

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP60-AWMP60, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Extensive evidence shows that social inequities create health disparities. Methods:We analyzed data on Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged ≥65 years hospitalized with AIS from April 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021. 0.66, high 0.67-1.0).Results:Among

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Groundbreaking Data in Interventional Cardiology to be Featured at Society for Cardiovascular Angiology and Interventions SCAI 2024 Scientific Sessions

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Sinai Hospital (New York, NY). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease and stroke rank as the first and fifth leading causes of death in the nation. Dangas, MD, PhD, MSCAI , Icahn School of Medicine - Mt.