Risk Factors for Vascular Events in Patients with Previous TIA

Estimates of the annual risk of vascular ischemic events range from 4 to 11 percent depending on the population studied and outcomes measured, van Wijk and colleagues studied 2,473 Dutch patients with TIA admitted to a hospital between 1986 and 1989 to assess long-term prognosis and clarify risk fac...

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Published inAmerican family physician Vol. 72; no. 11; p. 2352
Main Author Walling, Anne D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leawood American Academy of Family Physicians 01.12.2005
Subjects
Drug therapy
Risk factors
Statistical data
Stroke
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Summary:Estimates of the annual risk of vascular ischemic events range from 4 to 11 percent depending on the population studied and outcomes measured, van Wijk and colleagues studied 2,473 Dutch patients with TIA admitted to a hospital between 1986 and 1989 to assess long-term prognosis and clarify risk factors for death or vascular events following TIA. The strongest factors associated with death were age greater than 65 years, diabetes, history of claudication or of surgery for peripheral vascular disease, and Q or T wave changes on electrocardiography.
ISSN:0002-838X