Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Study of Electrocardiographic Changes in Patients with Cerebro Vascular Accidents

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Niraj Diwakar1 , Sintu Kumar2 , Akanksha Srivastava3 , Govind Prasad4 , Ramesh Kumar5 , Arshad Ahmad6

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Background: Cardiac abnormalities occur in majority of patients after cerebrovascular accidents, accounting for unex-pected deaths during the first month. The most common disturbances include electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, cardiac arrhythmias, and myocardial injury and dysfunction. Material and Methods: This prospective study was carried out in a superspeciality hospital during 2 years which comprised of 100 patients. Patients were categorized based on computerized tomography findings into cerebral infarction, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. ECG changes are interpreted with rate, rhythm, and abnormal-ities and conclusions were derived

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