Stroke aetiology and predictors of outcome in patients with heart failure and acute stroke: a 10-year follow-up study.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate stroke aetiology and assess the predictors of early and late outcome in patients with heart failure (HF) and acute stroke.

Methods And Results: A total of 2904 patients, admitted between 1993 and 2010, were regularly followed up at months 1, 3, and 6, and yearly thereafter up to 10 years. There were 283 (9.