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The Characteristics of Patients With Possible Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke in the Hunter and Manning Valley Regions, Australia (the INSIST Study)
S Tomari, P Magin, D Lasserson, D Quain, JM Valderas, HM Dewey, PA Barber, NJ Spratt, DA Cadilhac, VL Feigin, PM Rothwell, H Zareie, C Garcia-Esperon, A Davey, N Najib, M Sales, CR Levi
Frontiers in Neurology | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke (TIAMS) are risk factors for stroke recurrence. Some TIAMS may be preventable by appropriate primary prevention. We aimed to recruit “possible-TIAMS” patients in the INternational comparison of Systems of care and patient outcomes In minor Stroke and TIA (INSIST) study. Methods: A prospective inception cohort study performed across 16 Hunter–Manning region, Australia, general practices in the catchment of one secondary-care acute neurovascular clinic. Possible-TIAMS patients were recruited from August 2012 to August 2016. We describe the baseline demographics, risk factors and pre-event medications of participating patients. Result..
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Awarded by Health Research Council of New Zealand
Funding Acknowledgements
The INSIST study was funded by NHMRC Project Grant ID 1027794. NS was the recipient of a co-funded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development/National Heart Foundation (NHF) Future Leader Fellowship (APP1110629/100827). VF's work was partly funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.