title: All patients should be admitted to the hospital after a transient ischemic attack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Brett L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Cucchiara
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kasner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States