Disparities Found in Minority Stroke Management

In a report issued by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association and published in AHA journal Stroke on May 26^th, experts have found that treatment of a stroke differs between ethnic minorities and whites in the U.S.

According to Dr. Salvador Cruz-Flores, director of the Souers Stroke Institute at St. Louis University and lead author of the article, there are differences across the board when it comes to stroke management in minorities. Discrepancies are found in overall knowledge of symptoms and risk factors of stroke and wait times experienced at hospital emergency rooms, all the way through to rehabilitation of stroke patients.

Cruz-Flores’ report recommends new guidelines for minority stroke management in an attempt to adjust any differences in care, as well as improve stroke awareness in certain minority groups, especially since many stroke and heart disease risk factors are more prevalent in certain groups.

The report also calls for more available health insurance for ethnic minorities, as many groups do not benefit from advanced stroke management centers because they have deficient health insurance or no insurance at all.

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