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Abstract P878: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Hypertension Control After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Source :
- Stroke. 52
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Survivors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) are at high risk of recurrent stroke. This risk is inversely proportional to average Blood Pressure (BP) after ICH. Racial/ethnic minority ICH survivors in the US demonstrate greater hypertension severity after ICH and are at higher risk of recurrent cerebral bleeding. Since most recurrent strokes occur within 12-18 months of index ICH, rapidly achieving BP control is likely to be crucial. We investigated the frequency, prognostic impact, and racial/ethnic disparities in uncontrolled short-term hypertension (HTN) after ICH. Methods: We analyzed data from prospective ICH cohort studies at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH-ICH, n=1305) and the University of Hong Kong (HK-ICH, n=523). We classified HTN as controlled, uncontrolled or treatment-resistant and determined: 1) risk factors for uncontrolled and treatment-resistant HTN; and 2) whether HTN control at 3 months is associated with long-term BP control, stroke recurrence and mortality across self-reported race/ethnicity groups. Results: We followed 1828 ICH survivors (1128 White, 565 Asian, 59 Hispanic, 49 Black, 27 other) for a median of 46.2 months. Only 9 of 172 (5%) recurrent strokes occurred before 3 months after ICH. At 3 months, 713 participants (39%) had controlled HTN, 755 (41%) had undertreated HTN, and 360 (20%) had treatment-resistant HTN. BP measurements at 3 months were highly correlated with measurements during follow-up (p Conclusions: Most ICH survivors have inadequate HTN control 3 months after ICH, with under-treatment accounting for the majority of cases. Three-month BP measurements are associated with inadequate long-term HTN control, higher recurrent stroke risk and mortality. ICH survivors self-reporting as Black, Hispanic or Asian appear to be at highest risk for uncontrolled HTN. Optimizing HTN control at 3 months is a unique opportunity to address racial/ethnic disparities in quality of care among survivors of primary ICH.
- Subjects :
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Intracerebral hemorrhage
medicine.medical_specialty
Hypertension control
business.industry
Ethnic group
medicine.disease
nervous system diseases
Blood pressure
Recurrent stroke
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
cardiovascular diseases
Neurology (clinical)
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Stroke
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- ISSN :
- 15244628 and 00392499
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Stroke
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4e477fd8e49638096ca3cbec923d57a6