Mini-Stroke Doubles Risk of Heart Attack - National Stroke Association

Mini-Stroke Doubles Risk of Heart Attack
Thursday, March 24, 2011
By: Science Daily

Science Daily

Patients who have had temporary stroke symptoms known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) have twice the risk of heart attack as the general population, a new study has found. TIA patients who had a subsequent heart attack were three times more likely to die during the 20-year study than those who did not have a heart attack. These findings signify the importance of screening TIA patients for signs of heart disease, researchers say.