Comparing Echocardiograms of Haitian and non-Haitian Stroke Patients.

Introduction: Haitian stroke patients had higher diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures, compared with non-Haitian controls. Therefore, we hypothesized that Haitians would have a higher prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy and decreased ejection fraction.

Methods: Using the Haitian Stroke Database, a cohort study was conducted.