Purpose—Our goal is to describe the effect of race and ethnicity on stroke epidemiology,
personal beliefs, access to care, response to treatment, and participation in clinical research …

Background and Purpose—Evidence for ethnic disparities in stroke incidence, severity, and
mortality has continued to mount in recent years. However, the picture for disparities in acute …

Background—Prior studies suggest differences in stroke care associated with race/ethnicity.
We sought to determine whether such differences existed in a population of black, Hispanic …

Background Health care disparities exist between demographic groups with stroke. We
examined whether patients of particular ethnicity or income levels experienced reduced …

Stroke is a disease of disparities, with tremendous racial and ethnic inequities in incidence,
prevalence, treatment, and outcomes. The accumulating literature on the relationship …

Systemic racism is a public health crisis. Systemic racism and racial/ethnic injustice produce
racial/ethnic disparities in health care and health. Substantial racial/ethnic disparities in …

Abstract The US Black (African-American) population has a higher stroke incidence and
mortality than the US White population. This article reviews the English language literature …

Background and Purpose—Blacks experience greater morbidity and mortality from stroke
than do whites. The degree to which this is due to the severity of the initial stroke is not …

The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study is a
population-based national cohort study of 30 239 community-dwelling individuals aged≥ 45 …

Notable racial and ethnic differences and disparities exist in coronary artery disease (CAD)
and stroke epidemiology and outcomes despite substantial advances in these fields. Racial …