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Ask about ischaemic heart disease b

Why

Ischaemic heart disease and aortic atheroma increase the risk of a stroke

Outcome Risk Factor PEER OR
(95% CI)		 NNH
(95% CI)
stroke or TIA  b coronary heart disease
independent 		2% 2.20
(1.20 to 4.20)		 44
(17 to 260)
ischaemic stroke or TIA  b ascending aortic or arch atheroma
independent 		2% 7.10
(2.70 to 18.4)		 8
(3 to 29)

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