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Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Stroke After a First-Ever Stroke:The Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project Stroke 25:333-337, Burn,J.,et al, 1994 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract One hundred eighty recurrent episodes of stroke were identified,of which 135 were first recurrences.Given survival,the actual risk of suffering a recurrence was 30%(95%confidence interval,20%to 39%)by 5 years,about nine times the risk of stroke in the general population.The risk was highest early after the first stroke:13%(95%confidence interval,10%to 16^)by 1 year,15 times the risk in the general population.After the first year the average annual risk was about 4%.The risk of stroke recurrence did not appear to be related to age or pathological type of stroke.The absolute and relative risks of recurrent stroke are highest early after the first stroke but remain elevated for several years thereafter.Efforts at secondary prevention should be initiated as soon as possible and continued for several years to gain greatest benefit.

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