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Table 1. Baseline patient data All (n = 230) Men n (%) 147 (64%) Age, years mean (SD) 71 (7.7) 50–69% symptomatic carotid stenosis n (%) 54 (23%) ...
There are approximately 100 visits to the emergency department per 100 000 population for transient ischemic attack each year.1 Although often considered benign, transient ischemic attack carries a ...
ABCD2 score to identify people at risk of stroke has limited clinical application, experts say Date: June 6, 2011 Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal ...
Stroke is a common, devastating illness in both developed and developing countries, so stroke prevention is a societal imperative. Nearly one in four patients with ischemic stroke has had a ...
The Canadian TIA Score described by Perry and colleagues seems to be a strong tool to be used to stratify stroke risk after a first one. The researchers compared their tool’s scores to those of ...
Previous studies conducted between 1997 and 2003 estimated that the risk of stroke or an acute coronary syndrome was 12 to 20% during the first 3 months after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or m ...
The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack — a "mini" or "warning" stroke — is not sensitive enough to ...
June 2 -- MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- About half the people who have a major stroke soon after a less serious brain event, such as a transient ischemic attack or "mini-stroke," do so within ...
Data for age, first recorded blood pressure, clinical presentation, diabetes, and dual events were available for all 230 cases. Five cases were excluded from analyses of the event duration and ...
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