@article{Khan_Shuaib_2014, title={TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS AND MINOR STROKES: HOW NEWER TECHNOLOGIES ARE HELPING IN BETTER DIAGNOSIS OF HIGH-RISK PATIENTS AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT}, volume={6}, url={https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/13841}, abstractNote={<p>Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death. In more than 30% of<br />patients a disabling stroke is preceded by milder transient symptoms.<br />The risk of stroke in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)<br />and minor stroke may be very high in the initial days following the<br />symptoms. Identification of such patients and appropriate treatment<br />can lead to a significant decrease in the risk of subsequent stroke. This<br />review will focus on two important issues; the impact of introduction of<br />newer technology on identification of high-risk patients and the recent<br />advances in antithrombotic therapy in stroke prevention in patients<br />with TIAs and minor stroke. Appropriate use of imaging and cardiac<br />rhythm monitoring allow for identification of high risk patients and the<br />use of dual antiplatelet therapy early, following an acute TIA or minor<br />stroke, significantly reduces the risk of recurrence.<br />Key Words: transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), Stroke, Ischemic Stroke.</p>}, number={4}, journal={KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL}, author={Khan, Hiba and Shuaib, Ashfaq}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={183–191} }