Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department Setting
Published: January 19, 2023
- About 240,000 people in the United States experience a transient ischemic attack (TIA) every year. In addition, the 90-day stroke risk following a TIA is upwards of 17.8%, but with almost half of these occurring within 2 days of the index TIA.
- The transitory nature of symptoms leaves of the diagnosis of TIA challenging.
- This American Heart Association scientific statement focuses on making the correct clinical diagnosis of TIA, risk assessment (using risk assessment scales) and the management of persons who present with symptoms of TIA.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: TIAs in the ED: A Pragmatic Approach Despite Imperfect Clinical Tools by Christian Gerhart, MD and Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS
- Top Things to Know: Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department Setting
- Slide Set (PDF)
- News Release: Stroke symptoms, even if they disappear within an hour, need emergency assessment
Recommended Reading
- Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
- 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
- 2017 Hypertension Clinical Guidelines
- Care of the Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke (Prehospital and Acute Phase of Care): Update to the 2009 Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statement
- Care of the Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke (Endovascular/Intensive Care Unit-Postinterventional Therapy): Update to 2009 Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statement
- Care of the Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke (Posthyperacute and Prehospital Discharge): Update to 2009 Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statement