Racial disparities in functional outcomes following mechanical thrombectomy in a cohort of patients with ischemic stroke.
Tara SrinivasKathleen RanSumil K NairAlice HungChristopher C YoungRafael J TamargoJudy HuangElizabeth MarshArgye HillisVivek Srikar YedavalliVictor UrrutiaPhilippe GailloudJustin M CaplanGonzalez L FernandoRisheng XuPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2023)
NHB patients undergoing thrombectomy for ischemic stroke experience worse 3- and 6-month functional outcomes than NHW patients after adjusting for confounders. Interestingly, this disparity was not detected at 12 months. Future research should focus on identifying social determinants in the short-term post-stroke recovery period to improve parity in stroke care.