What are the ethnic differences in stroke recurrence?
Lisabeth LD, Smith MA, Brown DL, Moy LA, Risser JM, and Morgenstern LB studied the ethnic differences in stroke recurrence and found that there were differences in recurrence rates among different ethnic groups. African Americans were found to have the highest rate of stroke recurrence, followed by Hispanics and Caucasians. The study also found that there were differences among ethnic groups in terms of the types of stroke they experienced, with African Americans having the highest rate of large artery atherosclerosis strokes and Hispanics having the highest rate of small-vessel occlusion strokes. Additionally, the study found that there were differences in mortality rates among the different ethnic groups, with African Americans having the highest mortality rate. The findings of this study indicate that there are significant differences in stroke recurrence rates and mortality rates among different ethnic groups, which should be taken into consideration when developing stroke prevention and treatment strategies.  