Key result
Mexican Americans aged 45-59 had a significantly higher risk of acute stroke during hospitalization for acute heart disease compared to non-Hispanic whites (RR 2.66; 95% CI 1.36-5.23).
Why the study?
Does Mexican American ethnicity increase the risk of acute stroke during hospitalization in patients admitted for AMI, PTCA, or CABG?
Observational (n=5,697)
No
Does Mexican American ethnicity increase the risk of acute stroke during hospitalization in patients admitted for AMI, PTCA, or CABG?
Effect estimate: RR 2.66 (95% CI 1.36-5.23)
Mexican Americans aged 45 to 74 years experience a significantly higher rate of acute stroke during hospitalization for acute heart disease compared with non-Hispanic whites.
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May signal ethnic disparities in periprocedural stroke risk; leaves open targeted prevention trials in diverse cardiac populations.
Morgenstern et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Acute heart disease (AMI, PTCA, CABG) (n=5,697). Mexican American ethnicity vs. Non-Hispanic white ethnicity was evaluated on Acute stroke during hospitalization (RR 2.66, 95% CI 1.36-5.23). Mexican Americans aged 45-59 had a significantly higher risk of acute stroke during hospitalization for acute heart disease compared to non-Hispanic whites (RR 2.66; 95% CI 1.36-5.23).
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