External Validation of Risk Scores for Major Bleeding in a Population-Based Cohort of Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke Patients [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—The S2TOP-BLEED score shows modest performance in a population-based cohort of patients with a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke. Although bleeding risks were associated with risks of ischemic events, risk stratification may still be useful to identify a subgroup of patients at particularly high risk of bleeding, in whom preventive measures are indicated.

Source: Stroke - February 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Nina A. Hilkens, Linxin Li, Peter M. Rothwell, Ale Algra, Jacoba P. Greving Tags: Risk Factors, Secondary Prevention, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research