Alarming downtrend in mechanical thrombectomy rates in African American patients during the COVID-19 pandemic-Insights from STAR

Sami Al Kasab; Eyad Almallouhi; Ali Alawieh; Pascal Jabbour; Ahmad Sweid; Robert M Starke; Vasu Saini; Stacey Q Wolfe; Kyle M Fargen; Adam S Arthur; Nitin Goyal; Abhi Pandhi; Ilko Maier; Jonathan A Grossberg; Brian M Howard; Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris; Ansaar Rai; Min S Park; Justin R Mascitelli; Marios N Psychogios; Alejandro M Spiotta

doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016946

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The pandemic and neurointervention

Alarming downtrend in mechanical thrombectomy rates in African American patients during the COVID-19 pandemic-Insights from STAR

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Sami Al Kasab Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eyad Almallouhi Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ali Alawieh Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pascal Jabbour Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ahmad Sweid Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert M Starke Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vasu Saini Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stacey Q Wolfe Neurosurgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kyle M Fargen Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adam S Arthur Neurosurgery, Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, USA Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nitin Goyal Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Abhi Pandhi Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ilko Maier Neurology, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, NS, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan A Grossberg Neurosurgery and Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian M Howard Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ansaar Rai Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Min S Park Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Justin R Mascitelli Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marios N Psychogios Department of Neuroradiology, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alejandro M Spiotta Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Sami Al Kasab, Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; alkasab{at}musc.edu

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Al Kasab S, Almallouhi E, Alawieh A , et al

Alarming downtrend in mechanical thrombectomy rates in African American patients during the COVID-19 pandemic-Insights from STAR

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2021;13:304-307.

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Received October 6, 2020
Revised December 11, 2020
Accepted December 12, 2020
First published January 6, 2021.

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February 02, 2023

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