Tia

I recently had a tia and am now left worried that it may happen again. So far, no reason found for it happening. Have other sufferers been given answers as to what the cause was?

[10gingercats]

Yes.A hole in the heart.An echocardiogram showed up the hole ....a spotof 'fluttering' was in the background but the surgeon was convinced the TIA was caused by the hole in my heart. He closed the hole and put me onto Warfarin for 'safety' I am now on Apixaban .

[rosyG]

Hi Audrey

You don't say much about your health history?

TIAs can just occur as we age and arteries harden or may be other cardiovascular reasons- if your CHADsVasc Score ( see AF website to work out yours) =suggests anti-coagulation is needed, that would be the first step to prevent future TIAs

[Hidden in reply to rosyG]

Thank you. I'm on an anti-coagulant since it happened

[rosyG in reply to Hidden]

that's good! Is your blood pressure OK- something to look into if it's high

[Hidden in reply to rosyG]

No blood pressure good thanks

[Hidden]

I had a TIA 5 years ago. It's left me with hearing loss and tinnitus as I didn't get to hospital for 5 days. It was caused by undiagnosed af.

Are you anticoagulated?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Yes I am

[hallie10]

Hi there! I had a tia last year & was told it was due to blood pooling in my heart & can cause small clots - I have been put on an anti coagulant tablet now to help prevent another one. Hope this helps

[BobD Volunteer]

Anticoagulation is most important now regardless of any reasons. If you do not have AF then this may be one of those things but if AF has ever been diagnosed then anticoagulation should have been considered before. You now have some protection but nothing is ever concrete or certain in life. There are lots of things which can "get us" as we get older for no reason.

[Paddinton]

I had a TIA and, while no official cause is known, it is generally agreed it was my atrial flutter (or AVNRT they're not sure which) starting. I did not get any symptoms for several month

[Mazza23]

I had a TIA just before Xmas I have had diagnosed AF for 3yearsbeen on apixaban all the time had a cryoblation in sept I am fine so far no side effects

[Hidden]

Hi Audrey;

The Royal College of Physicians Guidelines on Stroke states that the cause of 25% of strokes are initially unknown. I had a stroke in 2016 when I was an unlikely candidate for a stroke. I now do Q&A sessions with medical students led by my GP when they have to diagnose that I had a stroke. I've had paroxysmal AF over may years when exercising hard such as in a Spin class, but it's never bothered me. No one has mention AF as the cause for my stroke, but my Consultant Neurologist has told me not to do inverted yoga poses - I always did them after a gym workout - as she had treated someone that had a stroke initiated by those poses.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your reply. I'm a big yoga fan so need to consider this before returning to class

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I think that the poses my Neurologist had in mind were headstand, shoulder stand, plough, knees to ears, as she doesn't have a problem with legs up the wall relaxation. I suspect that flexing the neck may cause plaque in the carotid arteries to detach; however, my stroke was a bleed with a further bleed 4 weeks later. I've also been advised not to hold my breath - as I do in yogic breathing - and to stop doing kettlebell swings. Using a rowing machine and a bike on a turbo trainer are OK too.

Namaste