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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedAparicio HJ, Carr BG, Kasner SE
Racial disparities in intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator use persist at primary stroke centers.
The researechers found that racial disparities in intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) use were not reduced by presentation to primary stroke centers (PSCs). Black patients were less likely to receive thrombolytic treatment than white patients at both non-PSCs and PSCs. Hispanic patients were less likely to be seen at PSCs relative to white patients and were less likely to receive intravenous rt-PA in the fully adjusted model.
AHRQ-funded; HS018362; HS017960; HS013852.
Citation: Aparicio HJ, Carr BG, Kasner SE .
Racial disparities in intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator use persist at primary stroke centers.
J Am Heart Assoc 2015 Oct 14;4(10):e001877. doi: 10.1161/jaha.115.001877.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Disparities, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Stroke
Sims M, Redmond N, Khodneva Y
Depressive symptoms are associated with incident coronary heart disease or revascularization among blacks but not among whites in the Reasons for Geographical and Racial Differences in Stroke study.
The authors examined the association of depressive symptoms with coronary heart disease (CHD) end points by race and income. They found that high depressive symptoms were associated with higher risk of CHD or revascularization for blacks but not whites.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Sims M, Redmond N, Khodneva Y .
Depressive symptoms are associated with incident coronary heart disease or revascularization among blacks but not among whites in the Reasons for Geographical and Racial Differences in Stroke study.
Ann Epidemiol 2015 Jun;25(6):426-32. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.03.014.
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Keywords: Depression, Disparities, Heart Disease and Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Stroke
Govindarajan P, Friedman BT, Delgadillo JQ
Race and sex disparities in prehospital recognition of acute stroke.
The investigators examined prehospital provider recognition of stroke by race and sex. They found that correct prehospital recognition of stroke was lower among Hispanic patients, Asians, and others, when compared with non-Hispanic whites, and also in women compared with men. They concluded that significant disparities exist in prehospital stroke recognition.
AHRQ-funded; HS017965.
Citation: Govindarajan P, Friedman BT, Delgadillo JQ .
Race and sex disparities in prehospital recognition of acute stroke.
Acad Emerg Med 2015 Mar;22(3):264-72. doi: 10.1111/acem.12595.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Sex Factors, Stroke