Table 3: Stroke severity and outcomes in patients with and without AF.

- Patients without AF Patients with AF p value
NIHSS score
Before thrombolysis
After thrombolysis
7 days after thrombolysis
9 (2-20)
4 (1-19)
2 (0-18)
12 (1-25)
8 (1-22)
5 (0-22)
0.006
0.008
0.010
Barthel index score 75 (0-100) 70 (0-95) 0.194
Death, n (%) 7 (7) 11 (11) 0.323

AF-atrial fibrillation; NIHSS- the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.