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Long-term stroke death rates are higher among Black Medicare patients – Medical Xpress
A long-term look at Medicare patients shows that Black patients who have an ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain) die at a higher rate than white patients,…

A long-term look at Medicare patients shows that Black patients who have an ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain) die at a higher rate than white patients, even after accounting for preexisting health conditions, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021.
“So much of what we know is limited to the early or acute phasethe first two weeks after a stroke,” said lead study author Judith H. Lichtman, Ph.D.,…
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