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Underutilization Of Endovascular Therapy In Black Patients With Ischemic Stroke: An Analysis Of State And Nationwide Cohorts, Youngran Kim, Anjail Sharrief, Min Ji Kwak, Swapnil Khose, Rania Abdelkhaleq, Sergio Salazar-Marioni, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Sunil A Sheth
Underutilization Of Endovascular Therapy In Black Patients With Ischemic Stroke: An Analysis Of State And Nationwide Cohorts, Youngran Kim, Anjail Sharrief, Min Ji Kwak, Swapnil Khose, Rania Abdelkhaleq, Sergio Salazar-Marioni, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Sunil A Sheth
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Endovascular therapy (EVT) is a very effective treatment but relies on specialized capabilities that are not available in every hospital where acute ischemic stroke is treated. Here, we assess whether access to and utilization of this therapy has extended uniformly across racial and ethnic groups.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, population-based study using the 2019 Texas Inpatient Public Use Data File. Acute ischemic stroke cases and EVT use were identified using the
RESULTS: Among 40 814 acute ischemic stroke cases in Texas in 2019, 54% were White, 17% Black, and 21% Hispanic. Black patients had similar admissions …