People who have had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or mini stroke) are at high risk of suffering a similar episode within five years, research has found.

A study showed that these patients have an almost 10 per cent risk of dying, suffering a repeat stroke, heart attack or being admitted to long-term care within a year. After five years, the risk of these events occurring was double that of individuals of the same age and sex who had not suffered a previous stroke or TIA.

The research, carried out at Canada’s Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), looked at 34,000 patients discharged from hospital following a stroke or TIA from 2003 to 2011.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.