Recurrent transient ischaemic attack and early risk of stroke: data from the PROMAPA study.

Background: Many guidelines recommend urgent intervention for patients with two or more transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) within 7 days (multiple TIAs) to reduce the early risk of stroke.

Objective: To determine whether all patients with multiple TIAs have the same high early risk of stroke.

Methods: Between April 2008 and December 2009, we included 1255 consecutive patients with a TIA from 30 Spanish stroke centres (PROMAPA study).