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BRAIN, NERVES & MINDThe mini-stroke passed —why go to hospital now?1TIAregistry (4,789 people): stroke after TIA at2 days 1.5%, 7 days 2.1%, 90 days 3.7%, 1 year5.1%2That’s with urgent specialist care; in the 1990swithout it, 90-day risk was 12–20%3CHANCE trial: dual antiplatelets started within24 h cut 90-day stroke from 11.7% to 8.2%422% of recurrent strokes occurred in people with“low-risk” scores5At assessment 5% had new atrial fibrillation,15.5% carotid stenosis — both treatable now6Remember FAST: Face, Arm, Speech, TimeStroke risk in CKD is 1.5–3× the general population. Even ifsymptoms are gone, call emergency services.BBeyond CKDbeyondckd.com/en/cards/tia-first-week-riskSources: Amarenco P et al. TIAregistry.org · Wang Y et al. CHANCE · 2026-10-17Compiled from public clinical guidelines · General education, not individual medical advice
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Brain, nerves & mind

The mini-stroke passed — why go to hospital now?

Symptoms vanishing in minutes doesn’t mean safety — the first week after a TIA carries the highest stroke risk.

  1. 1TIAregistry (4,789 people): stroke after TIA at 2 days 1.5%, 7 days 2.1%, 90 days 3.7%, 1 year 5.1%
  2. 2That’s with urgent specialist care; in the 1990s without it, 90-day risk was 12–20%
  3. 3CHANCE trial: dual antiplatelets started within 24 h cut 90-day stroke from 11.7% to 8.2%
  4. 422% of recurrent strokes occurred in people with “low-risk” scores
  5. 5At assessment 5% had new atrial fibrillation, 15.5% carotid stenosis — both treatable now
  6. 6Remember FAST: Face, Arm, Speech, Time

Stroke risk in CKD is 1.5–3× the general population. Even if symptoms are gone, call emergency services.

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Symptoms vanishing in minutes doesn’t mean safety — the first week after a TIA carries the highest stroke risk.

1. TIAregistry (4,789 people): stroke after TIA at 2 days 1.5%, 7 days 2.1%, 90 days 3.7%, 1 year 5.1%
2. That’s with urgent specialist care; in the 1990s without it, 90-day risk was 12–20%
3. CHANCE trial: dual antiplatelets started within 24 h cut 90-day stroke from 11.7% to 8.2%
4. 22% of recurrent strokes occurred in people with “low-risk” scores
5. At assessment 5% had new atrial fibrillation, 15.5% carotid stenosis — both treatable now
6. Remember FAST: Face, Arm, Speech, Time

Stroke risk in CKD is 1.5–3× the general population. Even if symptoms are gone, call emergency services.

Sources: Amarenco P et al. TIAregistry.org — N Engl J Med 2016; Wang Y et al. CHANCE — N Engl J Med 2013
Verified: 2026-10-17

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0–5Clock tickingNumb hand, drooping face, gone in minutes — all clear?
5–25Risk curve 2 days → 1 yearRegistry of 4,789 people: 1.5% at two days, 2.1% at a week, 5.1% at a year. Over 40% of strokes happen in week one.
25–45CHANCE 11.7 → 8.2Treatment within 24 hours cut 90-day stroke from 11.7% to 8.2%. Waiting means giving that up.
45–60FAST gridFace, Arm, Speech — note the Time and call emergency services, even if symptoms have gone.

Sources (every point on the card maps to one)

Verified: 2026-10-17