Sunday, September 16, 2018

Risk of stroke after a TIA

Amarenco P., et al.  Five year risk of stroke after TIA or Minor ischemic stroke. NEJM; 378: 2182-2190.

Methods: TIA registry from 2009-2011, 21 countries, 4789 patients.  Outcome was composite ischemic brain or heart or death.  

results rate of stroke,coronary syndrome or death was 6.4 percent in the first year, 6.4 percent infers 2-5.  ABCD2 score predicted a higher rate of stroke if score was greater than or equal to 4.  The presence of a brain lesion on imaging was not important. 

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