Ethnic-Associated Phenotype Variations in Moyamoya Cerebrovascular Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Moyamoya has been extensively described in East Asian populations, and despite its accepted clinical presentation and course, it is fundamental to describe major cerebrovascular complications in other ethnically diverse samples. Hence, we sought to determine if distinct ethnic groups are at higher risk of developing stroke using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.

Methods

We included all moyamoya patients admitted from January 2013 until December 2018 in the NIS database. Multivariate regression analysis was used to determine the risk of developing stroke and poor outcomes in different races compared to white patients.

Results

Out of the 6093 admissions with diagnosis of moyamoya disease that were captured, 2,520 were white (41.6%), 2,078 were A

SUBMITTER: Unda SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10627485 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature