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Transient ischaemic attacks
Author(s) -
Hankey Graeme J
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb139881.x
Subject(s) - carotid endarterectomy , antithrombotic , medicine , stroke (engine) , ischaemic stroke , cardiology , stroke risk , population , endarterectomy , carotid arteries , ischemic stroke , ischemia , environmental health , engineering , mechanical engineering
Each day, about 25 Australians experience a transient ischaemic attack of the brain or eye. These people need to be distinguished from those who suffer “funny turns” due to other causes because, as a group, they have a significant risk of stroke and other vascular events. This risk can be substantially reduced through control of vascular risk factors, use of long term antithrombotic medication and, in some cases, carotid endarterectomy. Strategies for stroke prevention need to involve both the “high risk” and population “mass” approach, which are complementary.