Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality in US Veterans Following an Incident Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Blacks and Hispanics have been shown to have higher stroke mortality than Whites. However, few studies have investigated health disparities in post-stroke mortality for specific stroke types, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We analyzed risk of mortality by race/ethnicity after incident SAH in a national sample of stroke patients from the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Poster 13 Source Type: research