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Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Understanding the risk factors associated with stroke mortality is important to improve patient management. Few studies have examined long-term mortality and its associated predictive risk factors.We examined long-term mortality in 1137 patients with acute stroke and compared it to a geographically age- and sex-matched, stroke-free control...