Persistent disparities in stroke treatment and outcomes borne out across multiple studies
New studies presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery meeting reveal persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities in stroke treatment across the United States. Findings show that Black patients, particularly women, are less likely to receive life-saving thrombectomy procedures compared to white patients.
Why it matters
These findings underscore systemic inequalities in healthcare access and outcomes, suggesting a need for policy changes to ensure equitable medical treatment.
Three studies presented throughout the ongoing Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting (20–24 July, Seattle, USA) have shown that racial, geographic and socioeconomic disparities continue to influence stroke treatment and outcomes across the USA. Together, these findings suggest that, while advances in stroke care have improved survival and expanded treatment options, not all patients are benefitting equally.
In the first study—a national inpatient sample analysis—co-first authors Muhammed Amir Essibayi (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, USA) and Hasan Jamil (St Luke’s International University, Tokyo, Japan) evaluated more than 325,000 acute ischaemic stroke patients treated at US teaching hospitals between 2018 and 2022.
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