{"id":7403,"date":"2023-09-25T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2023-09-19T18:33:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T01:33:58","slug":"aggressive-intervention-may-mediate-stroke-risk-factor-disparities-for-black-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2023\/09\/25\/aggressive-intervention-may-mediate-stroke-risk-factor-disparities-for-black-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggressive intervention may mediate stroke risk factor disparities for Black patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7403\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>By Regina Schaffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large differences in some&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/cardiology\/20230124\/risk-scores-algorithms-less-accurate-in-stroke-prediction-in-black-vs-white-adults\" target=\"_blank\">modifiable risk factors for stroke<\/a>&nbsp;between Black and non-Black patients were resolved after a 1-year intensive intervention that included medical management, follow-up and lifestyle coaching, researchers reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cModifiable stroke risk factor differences between Black and non-Black adults were found at enrollment; however, our study found these disparities may be resolved by tailoring care to include lifestyle coaching, medication alterations or additions if appropriate, access to routine health support and regular physician follow-up,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Ashley Nelson, DO,<\/strong>\u00a0a neurology resident at the Medical University of South Carolina, said in a press release. \u201cIntense risk factor management has an important role in improving or eliminating these risk factor disparities in Black adults.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/cardiology\/20230803\/aggressive-intervention-may-mediate-stroke-risk-factor-disparities-for-black-patients?utm_source=selligent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=news\">Read the full article<\/a> in Healio. <\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7403\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading By Regina Schaffer Large differences in some&nbsp;modifiable risk factors for stroke&nbsp;between Black and non-Black patients were resolved after a 1-year intensive intervention that included medical management, follow-up and lifestyle &hellip; 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