doi:10.4061/2011/281496 Clinical Study Cardioembolic but Not Other Stroke Subtypes Predict Mortality

License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Introduction. Etiology of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is known to significantly influence management, prognosis, and risk of recurrence. Objective. To determine if ischemic stroke subtype based on TOAST criteria influences mortality. Methods. We conducted an observational study of a consecutive cohort of patients presenting with AIS to a single tertiary academic center. Results. The study population consisted of 500 patients who resided in the local county or the surrounding nine-county area. No patients were lost to followup. Two hundred and sixty one (52.2%) were male, and the mean age at presentation was 73.7 year