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ArticleStroke2025

Long-Term Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With a Transient Ischemic Attack: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study.

Habibullah Safi, Søren Lund Kristensen, Rikke Sørensen, Christina Kruuse, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, Emil L Fosbøl, Naja Emborg Vinding

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Habibullah SafiDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (H.S., S.L.K., R.S., L.K., E.L.F., N.E.V.).ORCID 0009-0003-9390-9941
Søren Lund KristensenDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (H.S., S.L.K., R.S., L.K., E.L.F., N.E.V.).ORCID 0000-0002-9759-7397
Rikke SørensenDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (H.S., S.L.K., R.S., L.K., E.L.F., N.E.V.).ORCID 0000-0001-9238-6681
Christina KruuseDepartment of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (C.K.).ORCID 0000-0002-4210-0523
Søren Paaske JohnsenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Danish Center for Clinical Health Services Research, Aalborg University, Denmark (S.P.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-2787-0271
Gunnar GislasonDanish Heart Foundation, Research Department, Copenhagen, Denmark (G.G.).ORCID 0000-0002-0548-402X
Christian Torp-PedersenDepartment of Cardiology, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark (C.T.-P.).ORCID 0000-0003-2892-6131
Lars KøberDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (H.S., S.L.K., R.S., L.K., E.L.F., N.E.V.).ORCID 0000-0002-6635-1466
Emil L FosbølDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (H.S., S.L.K., R.S., L.K., E.L.F., N.E.V.).ORCID 0000-0002-2048-4167
Naja Emborg VindingDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (H.S., S.L.K., R.S., L.K., E.L.F., N.E.V.).ORCID 0000-0002-5440-9704

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Abstract

backgroundSparse information regarding the long-term risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) following a transient ischemic attack (TIA) emphasizes further research to guide preventive strategies and risk stratification in patients with a TIA.

methodsWe conducted a nationwide cohort study to investigate the 5-year risk of MI and all-cause mortality in patients with a first-time TIA. Patients with a first-time TIA were identified in the Danish Stroke Registry (2013-2020), matched on age, sex, and calendar year (1:4) with the general population and (1:1) with patients with first-time ischemic stroke. The 5-year risks of MI and all-cause mortality were estimated by the Aalen-Johansen and Kaplan-Meier estimators. The groups were compared using Cox regression, while adjusting for cardiovascular comorbidities.

resultsWe identified 21 743 patients with TIA, 86 972 matched individuals from the general population, and 21 743 matched control patients with ischemic stroke. Median age was 70 (25th to 75th percentile, 60-78) years; 52% were male. Comorbidity burden was the lowest in general population controls, intermediate in patients with TIA, and the highest in patients with ischemic stroke. The 5-year risk of MI was 2.0% in patients with TIA, 1.5% in the general population (

conclusionsPatients with first-time TIA had a low 5-year incidence of MI, which was not significantly different from that of the general population and patients with first-time ischemic stroke after adjustments for comorbidities. However, patients with TIA had a 25% higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population, which was not readily explained by MI risk. Hence, the findings do not endorse the need to raise further awareness regarding MI in patients with TIA.

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Ischemic Attack, TransientMyocardial InfarctionAgedCohort StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansIschemic StrokeMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesRisk FactorsDenmarkischemic attack, transientmyocardial infarctionregistriesstroke, ischemic

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PMCPMC11771348

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