Race-Ethnic Disparities in Rates of Declination of Thrombolysis for Stroke.
Scott J MendelsonShuaiqi ZhangRoland MatsouakaYing XianShreyansh ShahBarbara L LytleNicole SolomonLee S SchwammEric Edward SmithJeffrey L SaverGregg FonarowJane HollShyam PrabhakaranPublished in: Neurology (2022)
Although the overall prevalence of tPA declination is low, eligible non-Hispanic Black patients are more likely and Asian patients less likely to decline tPA than non-Hispanic White patients. Reducing rates of tPA declinations among non-Hispanic Black patients may be an opportunity to address disparities in stroke care.