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. 2021 Nov 2;326(17):1741-1743.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.12966.

Temporal Trends in Stroke Thrombolysis in the US by Race and Ethnicity, 2009-2018

Deji Suolang  1 , Bridget J Chen  1 , Nae-Yuh Wang  2 , Rebecca F Gottesman  1   3 , Roland Faigle  1
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Temporal Trends in Stroke Thrombolysis in the US by Race and Ethnicity, 2009-2018

Deji Suolang et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study investigates the temporal trend in racial and ethnic differences in use of intravenous thrombolysis for stroke treatment between 2009 and 2018 in a representative sample of US adults.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Wang reported receipt of grants from the NIH and the American Heart Association. Dr Gottesman reported formerly serving as associate editor for Neurology. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Temporal Trends of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Stroke Intravenous Thrombolysis Use
A, Annual intravenous thrombolysis percentage rates. B, Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs of thrombolysis use stratified by year and the linear temporal trend of the adjusted OR estimates over 10 years, with 95% confidence band (in gray). C, Adjusted ORs and 95% CIs stratified by year; the orange and teal diagonal lines represent the model-based linear temporal trend of adjusted OR estimates over 10 years with their corresponding 95% confidence bands. The horizontal dashed blue line indicates the reference standard (White patients). All analyses accounted for sample weighting.
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