Predicting Stroke Complications in Hospital and Functional Status at Discharge by Clustering of Cardiovascular Diseases a Multi-Centre Registry-Based Study of Acute Stroke

•Four categories from cardiovascular disease Congestive heart failure, Atrial fibrillation, pre-existing Stroke and Hypertension (CASH).were constructed: CASH-0 (no coexisting CVD); CASH-1 (any one coexisting CVD); CASH-2 (any two coexisting CVD); CASH-3 (any three or all four coexisting CVD).•Compared to CASH-0, individuals with CASH-3 had twice the risk of in-hospital mortality, prolonged length of stay on hyperacute stroke units, and disability at discharge; two and half to three times the risk of nosocomial infections within seven days of admission.•CASH is a novel and simple outcome risk scale which can used to identify patients who are at increased risk of a variety of stroke associated adverse outcomes.