Prospective validation of Canadian TIA Score and comparison with ABCD2 and ABCD2i for subsequent stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack: multicentre prospective cohort study.
Jeffery J PerryMarco L A SivilottiMarcel ÉmondIan G StiellGrant StottsJacques LeeAndrew WorsterJudy MorrisKa Wai CheungAlbert Y JinWieslaw J OczkowskiDemetrios J SahlasHeather E MurrayAriane MackeySteve VerreaultMarie-Christine CamdenSamuel YipPhilip TealDavid J GladstoneMark I BoulosNicolas ChagnonElizabeth ShouldiceClare AtzemaTarik SlaouiJeanne TeitlebaumKasim AbdulazizMarie-Joe NemnomGeorge A WellsMukul SharmaPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2021)
The Canadian TIA Score stratifies patients' seven day risk for stroke, with or without carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting, and is now ready for clinical use. Incorporating this validated risk estimate into management plans should improve early decision making at the index emergency visit regarding benefits of hospital admission, timing of investigations, and prioritisation of specialist referral.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- decision making
- healthcare
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- blood brain barrier
- acute coronary syndrome
- antiplatelet therapy
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- adverse drug
- patient reported