Table 1.
Characteristics of acute ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation.
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 16,162 |
| Age, years, Mean ± SD | 77 ± 9 |
| Male, n (%) | 8,596 (53.2) |
| Baseline NIHSS score, (median [IQR])* | 5 (2–12) |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score, (median [IQR]) | 4 (3–5) |
| Prior medical history | |
| Ischemic stroke/TIA, n (%) | 4,544 (28.1) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 13,320 (82.4) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 3,118 (19.3) |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 5,796 (35.9) |
| Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 3,190 (19.7) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 3,965 (24.5) |
| Reperfusion therapy, n (%) | 2,919 (18.1) |
| Number of eligible patients for antithrombotic agents at discharge | 14,838 |
| Antiplatelets only, n (%) | 5,895 (39.7) |
| Anticoagulants only, n (%) | 6,061 (40.8) |
| Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants, n (%) | 274 (1.8) |
| No-antithrombotic agent due to clear documentation of refusal or transfer to another hospital, n (%) | 904 (6.1) |
| No-antithrombotic agent due to unknown reasons, n (%) | 1,704 (11.5) |
| Types of anticoagulants | 6,335 |
| Warfarin, n (%) | 2,916 (46.0) |
| Direct oral anticoagulants, n (%) | 3,419 (54.0) |
IQR indicates interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TIA, Transient ischemic attack.
*
NIHSS was available for 13,766 patients.