Blood Clot-Related Strokes Decrease among Whites, But Not Blacks, in Long-Term Study
May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
DALLAS, May 20 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
The incidence of blood clot-related strokes fell among whites in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area for the first time, according to long-term surveillance study representative of strokes in blacks and whites nationwide reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
However, there was no decrease in stroke rates among blacks.
"It's encou . . .
The incidence of blood clot-related strokes fell among whites in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area for the first time, according to long-term surveillance study representative of strokes in blacks and whites nationwide reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
However, there was no decrease in stroke rates among blacks.
"It's encou . . .