Andy Lim, Henry Ma, S Claiborne Johnston, Shaloo Singhal, Subramanian Muthusamy, Yongjun Wang, Yuesong Pan, Shelagh B Coutts, Michael D Hill, Angel Ois, Moira K Kapral, Michael Knoflach, Lisa J Woodhouse, Philip M Bath, Thanh G Phan
BACKGROUND: Risk of recurrence after minor ischemic stroke is usually reported with transient ischemic attack. No previous meta-analysis has focused on minor ischemic stroke alone. The objective was to evaluate the pooled proportion of 90-day stroke recurrence for minor ischemic stroke, defined as a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale severity score of ≤5. METHODS AND RESULTS: Published papers found on PubMed from 2000 to January 12, 2021, reference lists of relevant articles, and experts in the field were involved in identifying relevant studies...
April 19, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association