Electrocardiographic changes in patients with ischaemic stroke and their prognostic importance
Electrocardiographic changes in patients with ischaemic stroke and their prognostic importance
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00010.x
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发表时间:
2004-05-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Akhan, G
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作者:
Dogan, A;Tunc, E;Akhan, G
We investigated prognostic importance of electrocardiographic (ECG) changes in ischaemic stroke patients without primary heart disease because of the limited evidence. This study consisted of 162 patients (92 male, age 64 +/- 14 years) with first ischaemic stroke presenting to hospital during 18 months. One-month mortality was analysed by means of ischaemia-like ECG changes, long QT and arrhythmia. Ischaemia-like ECG changes were observed in 79% of stroke patients and long QTc in 26% and arrhythimas in 44%. Early mortality rate was 27% (n = 44). Age, ST-segment change and abnormal U wave were univariate predictors of early mortality (each p < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, age > 65 years (OR = 1.4, p = 0.02) and presence of ST-segment change (OR= 2.6, p = 0.0 1) were only independent predictors. Although sensitivity and specificity of ST-segment change were relatively low to identify patients at risk of death, its negative predictive value was 82%.The ECG changes are frequently seen in selected patients with ischaemic stroke. Regardless of origin, ST-segment change can be a predictor of early mortality.