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Association between abnormal electrocardiogram with acute ischemic stroke in patients without prior ischemic heart disease

Author(s)
RIZWAN JAMIL Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
MUNAZA JAVED Azra Naheed Medical College,Lahore,Pakistan
MOOSA Sharif Medical & Dental College,Lahore,Pakistan
MUHAMMAD UTHMAN Sheikh Zayed Hospital,Lahore,Pakistan
ATHAR IQBAL Sheikh Zayed Hospital,Lahore,Pakistan
AMNA MALIK Sharif Medical & Dental College,Lahore,Pakistan
Abstract
Background: Around half a million people in the world suffer from acute cerebrovascular events in a year which mainly are due to infarction, intracerebral bleed and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Multiple electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities are frequently encountered in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke. Aim: To find the association between abnormal electrocardiography in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke without any previous ischemic heart disease. Setting and duration of study: Department of Internal Medicine, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from January 2015 to June 2015. Methodology: This is a Cohort study and 100 patients were enrolled in the study from the Emergency Department of Medicine, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. Two groups were formed Group I patients with stroke, Group II normal controls. All candidates underwent ECG reporting by same Senior Cardiologist. Results: In our study mean age was calculated as 56.72±7.20 in Group-I and 56.08±8.96 years in Group-II. 27(54%) patients in Group-I and 29(58%) in Group-II were male, while 23(46%) in Group-I 21(42%) in Group-II were female. Association between abnormal electrocardiography pattern in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke without prior ischemic heart disease was calculated as 44(88%) in Group-I and 28(56%) in Group-II, p 0.0004 which is statistically significant. Conclusion: There is an association between abnormal electrocardiography with acute ischemic stroke in patients without previous ischemic heart disease.
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Page(s) 272-274
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Year: 2021

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Keywords
acute ischemic stroke, Abnormal Electrocardiography ECG, Association
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