Age and Sex Differences in Antihypertensive Prescribing and Trends in Smoking Cessation Counseling at Stroke Discharge
Secondary prevention after acute ischemic stroke includes smoking cessation counseling and antihypertensive treatment, with guidelines recommending resumption or initiation of antihypertensive therapy before hospital discharge. However, the extent to which these strategies are implemented remains unclear. We examined age, race (Black vs White), sex, and regional (Stroke Belt vs non–Stroke Belt) differences in antihypertensive prescribing and smoking cessation counseling at discharge using population-level data from the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) national cohort study.
Authors
- Doyle M. Cummings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8237-7885)
- Stephanie Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3811-146X)
- Devon Noonan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-8736)
- Karen C. Albright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9035-7067)
- Virginia J. Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4912-9975)
- George Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-5720)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology Open Access
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wn9.0000000000000012
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00