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Transient cerebral ischemic attacks (TIAs), hypertension, and cardiac disease are major determinants of stroke, with a high risk of stroke occurring shortly after a TIA, although overall stroke incidence has decreased over a 25-year period. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 1, 1974StrokeOpen Access

Epidemiology of Stroke: Emphasis on Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks and Hypertension

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Population

Rochester population study cohort, including patients with transient cerebral ischemic attacks (TIAs) and hypertensive persons

Outcome

Stroke occurrencehard clinical

TIAs and hypertension are major determinants of stroke, with a particularly high risk of stroke occurring within the first year after a TIA.

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Implication

TIA signals high early stroke risk warranting close monitoring; leaves open drivers of the observed sex-specific incidence declines.

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Jack P. Whisnant (1974) studied this question.

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Hypertension management

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Epidemiology of Stroke: Emphasis on Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks and Hypertension

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Epidemiology of Stroke: Emphasis on Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks and Hypertension

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