Red cell distribution width: a novel predictive biomarker for stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack.

Objective: Predicting the prognosis of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is difficult for many frontline clinicians. The purpose of this study was to determine whether subsequent stroke in TIA patients can be predicted via red blood cell distribution width (RDW).

Material And Methods: A total of 360 consecutive patients with new-onset TIA in our stroke centre, were enrolled over the period studied.