CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Early risk of stroke after a transient ischemic attack in patients with internal carotid artery disease.
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) often herald a stroke, but little is known about the acute natural history of TIAs. Our objective was to quantify the early risk of stroke after a TIA in patients with internal carotid artery disease. ⋯ Patients who had a hemispheric TIA related to internal carotid artery disease had a high risk of stroke in the first few days after the TIA. Early risk of stroke was not affected by the degree of internal carotid artery stenosis.