Premature Ventricular Complexes on Screening Electrocardiogram and Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Sunil Agarwal,
Jennifer Chao,
Frederick Peace,
Suzanne E. Judd,
Brett Kissela,
Dawn Kleindorfer,
Virginia J. Howard,
George Howard,
Elsayed Z. Soliman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.008447
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cardiology , hazard ratio , aspirin , left ventricular hypertrophy , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , warfarin , confidence interval , atrial fibrillation , mechanical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) detected from long-term ECG recordings have been associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. Whether PVCs seen on routine ECG, commonly used in clinical practice, are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke remains unstudied.
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