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- A Circulation study shows that individuals who experience a transient ischemic attack have an elevated risk of stroke recurrence for at least 10 years.
- The study included over 86,000 participants.
- The five risk factors identified are hypertension, smoking, cardioembolism, large-artery atherosclerotic stroke, and small-vessel disease.
- Cardiologist Bibhu D. Mohanty emphasized identifying these factors for actionable interventions.
- The researchers stressed the need for collaboration between cardiologists and neurologists.
