Twenty-Year Disparity Trends in United States Stroke Death Rate by Age, Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Socioeconomic Status
de Havenon A, Zhou L, Johnston K, Dangayach N, Ney J, Yaghi S, Sharma R, Abbasi M, Delic A, Majersik J, Anadani M, Tirschwell D, Sheth K. Twenty-Year Disparity Trends in United States Stroke Death Rate by Age, Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Socioeconomic Status. Neurology 2023, 101: e464-e474. PMID: 37258298, PMCID: PMC10401675, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke death ratesSocial deprivation indexSocial determinantsDeath rateOlder individualsYoung individualsCounty-level social determinantsHigher social deprivation indexDeprivation indexNon-Hispanic white individualsPublic health strategiesHigher substance abuseMedical insurance coverageCounty-level increasesRace/ethnicityStroke deathsStroke mortalityBlack raceDistinct social determinantsHealth strategiesAge groupsDisease controlSubstance abusePercentage changeSocioeconomic statusAssociation Between Hospital-Documented Atrial Fibrillation and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Lusk J, Song A, Unnithan S, Al-Khalidi H, Delic A, de Havenon A, Biousse V, Schrag M, Poli S, Piccini J, Xian Y, O’Brien E, Mac Grory B. Association Between Hospital-Documented Atrial Fibrillation and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion. Stroke 2023, 54: 983-991. PMID: 36729390, PMCID: PMC11173326, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.042292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral retinal artery occlusionRetinal artery occlusionCardiovascular comorbiditiesArtery occlusionAtrial fibrillationInverse associationNon-Hispanic white race/ethnicityState Emergency Department DatabasesWhite race/ethnicityPrespecified sensitivity analysisPrimary end pointRisk of strokeCause-specific hazards modelEmergency Department DatabasesEmergency department settingPrimary risk factorState Inpatient DatabasesPositive control outcomesRace/ethnicityMedian followCohort studyCumulative incidenceIschemic strokeAF statusInpatient Database