Significant differences were present between AS with relative decrease of at least 50% in NT-pro-BNP levels compared with AS without significant changes.

Table 3: Significant differences were present between AS with relative decrease of at least 50% in NT-pro-BNP levels compared with AS without significant changes.

	no NT-pro-BNP changes	at least 50% decrease of NT-pro-BNP
I GCS	11.9 sd 2.9	12.6 sd 2.7
VII GCS	12.8 sd 2.6	13.6 sd 2.1
GOS	3.5 sd 0.8	3.8 sd 0.8
pre-stroke MRS	1.34 sd 1.56	1 sd 1.46
VII MRS	3.1 sd 1.6	2.6 sd 1.7
Hachinski scale	10.4 sd 2.1	9.9 sd 2
HASBLED	4.4 sd 1	4.2 sd 1