The latter model incorporated the following variables: sex, BMI, current smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke, prior atrial fibrillation (AF), prior coronary heart disease (CHD), NIHSS and mRS at admission, TOAST subtype, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator intravenous thrombolysis (rt‐PA IVT) treatment, antithrombotic drugs, and lipid‐lowering drugs. Here, PLAT is linked to atrial fibrillation.