Open AccessElectrocardiographic abnormalities in acute cerebrovascular events in patients with/without cardiovascular disease
Author(s) -
Mansoureh Togha,
Alireza Sharifpour,
Haleh Ashraf,
Moghadam Mansour,
Mohammad Ali Sahraian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.107710
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , stroke (engine) , electrocardiography , st segment , pathophysiology , disease , qt interval , acute stroke , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
Electrocardiographic (ECG) changes are reported frequently after acute strokes. It seems that cardiovascular effects of strokes are modulated by concomitant or pre-existent cardiac diseases, and are also related to the type of cerebrovascular disease and its localization. We aimed to determine the pattern of ECG changes associated with pathophysiologic categories of acute stroke among patients with/without cardiovascular disease and to determine if specific ECG changes are related to the location of the lesion.