Table 1.
ECG changes in stroke.
| Authors | Study population | QTc-interval prolongation | ST-segment abnormalities | U-wave | Pathological Q wave | T-wave abnormalities | Arrhythmias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togha et al. [34] | IS = 303, ICH = 41, SAH = 17 | 117 (32%) | 84 (23%) | 33 (9%) | 57 (16%) | 144 (40%) | 98 (27%) |
| Ramani et al. [35] | IS = 53, ICH = 27, SAH = 19, CVT = 1 | 30 (30%) | 25 (25%) | 13 (13%) | 6 (6%) | 42 (42%) | 30 (30%) |
| van Bree et al. [41] | ICH = 31 | 11 (36%) | 5 (16%) | – | 4 (13%) | 5 (16%) | 13 (42%) |
| Christensen et al. [42] | IS = 162, ICH = 17 | 11 (6%) | 14 (8%) | – | – | 38 (21%) | 87 (49%) |
| Cruickshank et al. [44] | SAH = 40 | 22 (55%) | 16 (40%) | 13 (33%) | 2 (5%) | 29 (73%) | 27 (68%) |
| Goldstein [45] | IS = 68, ICH = 16, SAH = 28, others = 38 | 18 (12%) | 17 (11%) | 14 (9%) | 14 (9%) | 32 (21%) | 25 (17%) |
| Eisalo et al. [48] | SAH = 20 | 11 (55%) | 11 (55%) | 13 (65%) | – | 9 (45%) | 16 (80%) |
| Popescu et al. [49] | ICH = 120 | 60 (50%) | 18 (15%) | – | – | – | 40 (33%) |
| Arruda and de Lacerda [52] | ICH = 55, SAH = 15 | 45 (64%) | 22 (31%) | 8 (11%) | – | 10 (14%) | 14 (20%) |
| Dimant and Grob [54] | IS = 78, ICH = 12, SAH = 10 | 14 (14%) | 44 (44%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (5%) | 31 (31%) | 34 (34%) |
IS Ischemia stroke, ICH intracerebral hemorrhage, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, CVT cerebral venous thrombosis.