Baseline data collection
atrial fibrillation, stroke, TOAST, Stroke
STROKE, TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, ACUTE STROKE, STROKE, DIABETES MELLITUS, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, HYPERTENSION
Demographic characteristics and baseline clinical characteristics were collected by reviewing patients' electronic medical record file, including sex, age, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, transient ischemic attack, smoking status, blood pressure at admission, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores at admission, and Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) at admission. Laboratory tests (including glucose and HbA1C) and blood pressure measurements were gathered within 24 h of admission. Stroke etiologies were classified according to the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST). The time from stroke onset to recanalization was recorded.