Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Stroke of Undetermined Etiology

News Friday, August 31st, 2012

Stroke.ahajournals.org: August 28, 2012


Background and Purpose—The determination of stroke etiology is essential for planning treatment for stroke prevention. However, the etiology of stroke is undetermined in many patients.

Methods—During a 10-year period, consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke were enrolled. The stroke etiology was determined based on the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment classification. Long-term mortality and causes of death were identified using death certificates. The standardized mortality ratio was calculated to compare the mortality in patients with stroke and that in the general Korean population. Read more

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