Trends in Stroke Recurrence in Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites

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Authors

Cemal B. Sozener · Michigan Medicine

Lynda D. Lisabeth · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Fatema Shafie‐Khorassani · Faculty of Public Health

Sehee Kim · Norwegian Womens Public Health Association

Darin B. Zahuranec · Botswana Geoscience Institute

Devin L. Brown · L-3 Communications (United States)

Lesli E. Skolarus

Abstract

Mexican Americans had significant reductions in stroke recurrence despite a stable death rate, a promising indicator. The ethnic disparity in stroke recurrence present early in the study was gone by 2013.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 51, Issue 8, pp. 2428-2434

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.029376

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