Neil Heron n.heron@keele.ac.uk
Optimising secondary prevention in the acute period following a TIA of ischaemic origin
Heron
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Abstract
Background
Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) are highly prevalent conditions, with at least 46 000 people per year in the UK having a TIA for the first time. TIAs are a warning that the patient is at risk of further vascular events and the 90-day risk of vascular events following a TIA, excluding events within the first week after diagnosis when the risk is highest, can be as high as 18%. Immediate assessment of patients with TIA, either at accident and emergency, general practice and/or TIA clinics, is therefore required to address secondary prevention and prevent further vascular events.
Discussion
This article addresses the need for optimising secondary prevention in the acute period following a TIA of ischaemic origin to reduce the risk of further vascular events as per recent Cochrane review advice and presents a novel project, Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE), to do this.
Summary
One novel way to tackle vascular risk factors and promote secondary prevention in patients with TIA could be to adapt a cardiac rehabilitation programme for these patients. SPRITE, a feasibility and pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02712385) funded by the National Institute for Health Research, is attempting to adapt a home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme, ‘The Healthy Brain Rehabilitation Manual’, for use in the acute period following a TIA. The use of cardiac rehabilitation programmes post-TIA requires further research, particularly within the primary care setting.
Citation
Heron. (2017). Optimising secondary prevention in the acute period following a TIA of ischaemic origin. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000161
Acceptance Date | Nov 27, 2016 |
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Publication Date | Jan 6, 2017 |
Journal | BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine |
Print ISSN | 2055-7647 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000161 |
Keywords | Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs), |
Publisher URL | https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000161 |
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