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All 3 regions had a similar number of ED visits for TIA\/minor stroke; however, on index ED visit, Calgary had a higher proportion of computed tomographic angiography imaging (48.8%;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001) compared with Edmonton (6.7%) and nonmajor urban region (5.7%) and higher proportion of discharged patients (83%;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001) compared with Edmonton (77.7%) and nonmajor urban region (73.5%). The risk of admission for stroke within 90 days of discharge after index ED visit for TIA\/minor stroke in Calgary (3.4%) was lower than Edmonton (4.5%) and the nonmajor urban region (4.6%;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.002).\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study demonstrates regional variation in computed tomographic angiography for neurovascular imaging of patients presenting to the ED for TIA\/minor stroke and a possible association with frequency of index visit admission and 90-day readmission for the same problem.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1161\/strokeaha.119.027960","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,13]],"date-time":"2020-05-13T09:00:25Z","timestamp":1589360425000},"page":"1820-1824","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Regional Variation in Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke in Alberta Emergency Departments"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"51","author":[{"given":"Michelle","family":"Leong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (M.L., E.L., C.P.), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jillian M.","family":"Stang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Analytics, Data Integration, Measurement &amp; Reporting Program, Alberta Health Services Analytics (J.M.S., N.M.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Natasha","family":"McGuire","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Analytics, Data Integration, Measurement &amp; Reporting Program, Alberta Health Services Analytics (J.M.S., N.M.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eddy","family":"Lang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (M.L., E.L., C.P.), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shelagh B.","family":"Coutts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences (S.B.C.), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4683-5655","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Catherine","family":"Patocka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (M.L., E.L., C.P.), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.284.22.2901"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"817","DOI":"10.1212\/01.WNL.0000152985.32732.EE","article-title":"Timing of TIAs preceding stroke.","volume":"64","author":"Rothwell PM","year":"2011","unstructured":"Rothwell, PM, Warlow, CP. 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