Vascular Risk Factor Prevalence and Trends in Native Americans with Ischemic Stroke

Native Americans have a higher incidence and prevalence of stroke and the highest stroke-related mortality among race-ethnic groups in the United States. We aimed to analyze trends in the ischemic stroke (IS) vascular risk factor prevalence in Native Americans along with a comparison to the other race-ethnic groups.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 6, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Dinesh V. Jillella, Sara Crawford, Rocio Lopez, Atif Zafar, Anne S. Tang, Ken Uchino Source Type: research