Secondary prevention treatment after acute stroke in older South Asian, Chinese and other Canadians: a retrospective data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about whether there are differences in medication use between older patients of Chinese descent, those of South Asian descent and other Canadian patients after acute ischemic or primary intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke. The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate potential ethnic differences in secondary prevention pharmacotherapy after acute stroke.

Methods

Using health administrative data, we conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients aged 66 years or more admitted to hospital with acute stroke in Ontario (1997-2011) and British Columbia (1997-2009). We compared prescriptions filled for statins, warfarin, any antihypertensive agent, the recommended combination of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and diuretic, and t

SUBMITTER: Khan NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621941 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature