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Impact of comorbidity on ischemic stroke outcome

Urs Fischer, Marcel Arnold, Krassen Nedeltchev, Ronald A. Schoenenberger, Liliane Kappeler, Peter Hollinger, Gerhard Schroth, Pietro Ballinari, Heinrich P. Mattle

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica · 2005 · 132 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Comorbidity has a significant impact on stroke outcome. In addition to stroke severity, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease and diabetes were predictors of outcome after stroke, but not the sum of the CCI.

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