Baseline characteristic of patients with acute ischemic stroke according to favourable (mRS<3) or unfavourable 30-day functional stroke outcome (mRS≥3), including in-hospital death.

Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation or median with interquartile range (IQR).mRS, modified Rankin Scale (patients who died were assigned a mRS of 6); NYHA, New York Heart Association; TIA, transient ischemic attack; CHADS2, congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or TIA; CHA2DS2-VASc, congestive heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or TIA, vascular disease (including myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disease), age >65 years, female gender; HAS-BLED, hypertension, abnormal renal or liver function, prior stroke, labile INRs (International Normalized Ratio), elderly (>65 years), concomitant drugs or alcohol use; MAC, mitral annulus calcification; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.Baseline characteristic of patients with acute ischemic stroke according to favourable (mRS