urrence ▁rates . ▁Of ▁ 2 0 4 5 ▁ES US ▁patients ▁( ident ified ▁by ▁ 8 ▁studies ) ▁▁▁ 5 8 % ▁were ▁male , ▁ ▁the ▁mean ▁age ▁was ▁ 6 5 ▁years , ▁ ▁the ▁average ▁annual ized ▁rate ▁of ▁stroke ▁rec urrence ▁was ▁ 4 . 5 % ▁ ▁mean ▁N I H SS ▁at ▁stroke ▁on set ▁was ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁stroke ▁rec urrence ▁rate ▁was ▁ 2 9 . 0 % ▁over ▁ 5 ▁years ▁in ▁patients ▁with ▁ES US , ▁which ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁patients ▁with ▁card io emb ol ic ▁stroke ▁( 2 6 . 8 % ), ▁but ▁significantly ▁higher ▁than ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁non - card io emb ol ic ▁stroke . ▁However , ▁mort ality ▁was ▁significantly ▁lower ▁in ▁patients ▁with ▁ES US ▁than ▁card io emb ol ic ▁stroke . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Med ical ▁emer gen cies ▁Category : Ne uro log ical ▁Dis orders ▁Category : St roke <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ab il ene ▁Zo ological ▁Gard ens ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁ ▁zoo ▁located ▁in ▁Ab il ene , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁zoo ▁has ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁animals ▁representing ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁species . ▁Att endance ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁was ▁ 2 2 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ab il ene ▁zoo ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Zo os ▁and ▁Aqu ari ums ▁(