Prevention may be essential to reducing racial disparities in stroke

(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Blacks between the ages of 45 and 54 die of strokes at a rate that is three times greater than their white counterparts, according to the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which looked at stroke incidence and mortality of nearly 30,000 participants over the age of 45. The findings suggest that the higher risk of death from strokes in blacks is due mostly to the higher incidence in this population...