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Using prospective stroke registry data from 40 hospitals in Australia, researchers compared outcomes for patients admitted with a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA) who received treatment on a stroke unit versus usual inpatient care.
Among 3007 patients (54% male, mean age 73 years) admitted with a diagnosis of TIA from 2010 to 2014, 1997 were admitted to a stroke unit. At follow-up 90 to 180 days after symptom onset, there were no differences in self-reported health-related quality-of-life outcomes between the stroke unit and usual care groups. However, significantly more stroke unit patients than usual care patients were discharged on antihypertensive medications (70% vs. 61%). Management in a stroke unit was associated with impr…