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Stroke

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Clinical features

The risk of stroke increases with increasing numbers of risk factors b  

Why?

The risk of stroke increases with increasing numbers of risk factors

Number of prognostic factors b   rate of thromboembolism
(95% CI)
≥ 3 19% 
(12% to 30%)
1 or 2 6.0% 
(4.1% to 8.8%)
0 1.0% 
(0.2% to 4.0%)

Expiry date: October 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   G  Donnan
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , CM   Ball