ABCD2 score and secondary stroke prevention: meta-analysis and effect per 1,000 patients triaged.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients with TIA have high risk of recurrent stroke and require rapid assessment and treatment. The ABCD2 clinical risk prediction score is recommended for patient triage by stroke risk, but its ability to stratify by known risk factors and effect on clinic workload are unknown.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies published between January 2005 and September 2014 that reported proportions of true TIA/minor stroke or mimics, risk factors, and recurrent stroke rates, dichotomized to ABCD2 score ResultsTwenty-nine studies, 13,766 TIA patients (range 69-1,679), were relevant: 48% calculated the ABCD2 score retrospectively; few reported

SUBMITTER: Wardlaw JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4520819 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature