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ABSTRACT: Objective
To validate the previously derived Canadian TIA Score to stratify subsequent stroke risk in a new cohort of emergency department patients with transient ischaemic attack.Design
Prospective cohort study.Setting
13 Canadian emergency departments over five years.Participants
7607 consecutively enrolled adult patients attending the emergency department with transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke.Main outcome measures
The primary outcome was subsequent stroke or carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting within seven days. The secondary outcome was subsequent stroke within seven days (with or without carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting). Telephone follow-up used the validated Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke Free Status at seven and 90 days. All outcomes were adjudicated by panels of three stroke experts, blinded to the index emergency department visit.Results
Of the 7607 patients, 108 (1.4%) had a subsequent stroke within seven days, 83 (1.1%) had carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting within seven days, and nine had both. The Canadian TIA Score stratified the risk of stroke, carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting, or both within seven days as low (risk ?0.5%; interval likelihood ratio 0.20, 95% confidence interval 0.09 to 0.44), medium (risk 2.3%; interval likelihood ratio 0.94, 0.85 to 1.04), and high (risk 5.9% interval likelihood ratio 2.56, 2.02 to 3.25) more accurately (area under the curve 0.70, 95% confidence interval 0.66 to 0.73) than did the ABCD2 (0.60, 0.55 to 0.64) or ABCD2i (0.64, 0.59 to 0.68). Results were similar for subsequent stroke regardless of carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting within seven days.Conclusion
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.
SUBMITTER: Perry JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perry Jeffrey J JJ Sivilotti Marco L A MLA Émond Marcel M Stiell Ian G IG Stotts Grant G Lee Jacques J Worster Andrew A Morris Judy J Cheung Ka Wai KW Jin Albert Y AY Oczkowski Wieslaw J WJ Sahlas Demetrios J DJ Murray Heather E HE Mackey Ariane A Verreault Steve S Camden Marie-Christine MC Yip Samuel S Teal Philip P Gladstone David J DJ Boulos Mark I MI Chagnon Nicolas N Shouldice Elizabeth E Atzema Clare C Slaoui Tarik T Teitlebaum Jeanne J Abdulaziz Kasim K Nemnom Marie-Joe MJ Wells George A GA Sharma Mukul M
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20210204
<h4>Objective</h4>To validate the previously derived Canadian TIA Score to stratify subsequent stroke risk in a new cohort of emergency department patients with transient ischaemic attack.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>13 Canadian emergency departments over five years.<h4>Participants</h4>7607 consecutively enrolled adult patients attending the emergency department with transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>The primary outcome was subse ...[more]