740310login-checkAggressive intervention may mediate stroke risk factor disparities for Black patients |
By Regina Schaffer
Large differences in some modifiable risk factors for stroke 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.
“Modifiable 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,” Ashley Nelson, DO, a neurology resident at the Medical University of South Carolina, said in a press release. “Intense risk factor management has an important role in improving or eliminating these risk factor disparities in Black adults.” Read the full article in Healio.
740310login-checkAggressive intervention may mediate stroke risk factor disparities for Black patients |