American Heart Association, Stroke, 6(41), p. 1298-1300, 2010
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.578757
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Background and Purpose— The ABCD 2 score is able to predict the short-term risk of stroke after a transient ischemic attack/minor stroke. We aimed to explore its predictive value for long-term recurrent stroke. Methods— Consecutive patients with a transient ischemic attack/minor stroke, hospitalized during a 2-year period, were followed up to document any further stroke and death stratified by a 7-point ABCD 2 score. Result— A total of 490 patients were followed for an average of 40.5 months (SD, 10.7 months). Further stroke were identified in 76 (15.5%) patients and 62 (12.7%) patients died during follow-up. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that an ABCD 2 score >4 was found to be an independent risk factor for further stroke (hazard ratio, 2.27; 95% CI, 1.36 to 3.80) and for death (hazard ratio, 1.68; 95% CI, 0.99 to 2.85). Conclusions— In addition to predicting short-term stroke risk, ABCD 2 score is a useful tool to predict long-term stroke risk after a transient ischemic attack or minor ischemic stroke.