Transient ischemic attack events and incident cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular complications: Observations from a large diversified multimorbid cohort.

Background: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a strong signal prompting the incidence of future cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular complications, in light of recent debate on the so-called "stroke-heart syndrome." We aimed to investigate the relation of TIAs to incident clinical events.

Methods: Patients were drawn from three health plans with a wide spectrum of age groups and a wide mix of socio-economic/disability status.