Persistent Inequities in Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Results From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Persistent Inequities in Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Results From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Background Despite its approval for acute ischemic stroke >25 years ago, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) remains underused, with inequities by age, sex, race, ethnicity, and geography. Little is known about IVT rates by insurance status. Methods and Results We assessed temporal trends from 2002 to...

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Main Authors: Philip Sun, Ling Zheng, Michelle Lin, Steven Cen, Gmerice Hammond, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, May Kim‐Tenser, Nerses Sanossian, William Mack, Amytis Towfighi
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Wiley 2024-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
epidemiology
ethnicity
inequities
sex differences
thrombolysis
Acceso en liña:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.033316

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