What is the association between transient ischemic attack and myocardial infarction?
Patients who suffer a TIA are more likely to suffer a fatal MI than a stroke, although the stroke incidence is three times higher in those who suffer from a TIA.
Patients with a TIA are twice as likely to suffer an MI as the general population.
Due to this increased risk, screening for cardiovascular disease and primary prevention of coronary artery disease are important in patients with a TIA.
