Stroke Incidence and Survival in American Indians, Blacks, and Whites: The Strong Heart Study and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Stroke Incidence and Survival in American Indians, Blacks, and Whites: The Strong Heart Study and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Background American Indians (AIs) have high stroke morbidity and mortality. We compared stroke incidence and mortality in AIs, blacks, and whites. Methods and Results Pooled data from 2 cardiovascular disease cohort studies included 3182 AIs from the SHS (Strong Heart Study), aged 45 to 74 years at...

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Main Authors: Clemma J. Muller, Alvaro Alonso, Jean Forster, David M. Vock, Ying Zhang, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Wayne Rosamond, W.T. Longstreth, Richard F. MacLehose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
American Indians
blacks
health disparities
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010229

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