Yasmin N Aziz, Heidi Sucharew, Robert J Stanton, Kathleen Alwell, Simona Ferioli, Pooja Khatri, Opeolu Adeoye, Matthew L Flaherty, Jason Mackey, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Sharyl R Martini, Eva A Mistry, Elisheva Coleman, Adam S Jasne, Sabreena J Slavin, Kyle Walsh, Michael Star, Mohamed Ridha, Laura M C Ades, Mary Haverbusch, Stacie L Demel, Daniel Woo, Brett M Kissela, Dawn O Kleindorfer
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a stroke risk factor with known disparities in prevalence and management between Black and White patients. We sought to identify if racial differences in presenting blood pressure (BP) during acute ischemic stroke exist. METHODS AND RESULTS: Adults with acute ischemic stroke presenting to an emergency department within 24 hours of last known normal during study epochs 2005, 2010, and 2015 within the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study were included...
May 3, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association