Table 1. Patient Characteristics, Diagnostic Investigations, and 90-Day Outcome.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Study Population (n = 1816) | |
| Age, median, (IQR), y | 70 (58-80) |
| Women | 830 (46) |
| Risk factors | |
| Hypertension | 1250 (69) |
| Diabetes | 428 (24) |
| Coronary artery disease | 364 (20) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 467 (26) |
| Smoking | 340 (19) |
| Diagnostic evaluation | |
| Brain imaging | 1816 (100) |
| CT or MR angiography | 1707 (94) |
| ECG | 1816 (100) |
| Transthoracic/transesophageal echocardiography | 1653 (91) |
| Holter monitoring | 1090 (60) |
| Secondary prevention | |
| Anticoagulant treatment | 655 (36) |
| Antiaggregant treatment | 1238 (68) |
| Statin treatment | 1180 (65) |
| Carotid revascularization | 102 (6) |
| Admission NIHSS score, median (IQR) | 4 (2-11) |
| Admission DWI lesion volume, median (IQR), mL | 5.6 (1.3-26.2) |
| 90-d Cumulative recurrence rate, % (95% CI) | 6.0 (4.8-7.2) |
| 90-d Cumulative mortality rate, % (95% CI) | 16.1 (14.3-17.9) |
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; DWI, diffusion-weighted image; ECG, electrocardiography; IQR, interquartile range; MR, magnetic resonance; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.