Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients

Seventy patients with hemorrhagic stroke were prospectively evaluated regarding the electrocardiographic abnormalities observed within the first 48 hours of the ictus. Group I comprised 55 patients with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, and group II 15 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Patients...

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Main Authors: Walter Oleschko Arruda, Flávio Suplicy de Lacerda Jr.
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1992-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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description Seventy patients with hemorrhagic stroke were prospectively evaluated regarding the electrocardiographic abnormalities observed within the first 48 hours of the ictus. Group I comprised 55 patients with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, and group II 15 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Patients taking cardiac drugs (beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, inotropic drugs) or with severe metabolic/electrolyte disturbances were excluded. The most common ECG abnormality was a prolonged Q-Tc interval: group I, 37 (67.2%); group II, 8 (53.3%). Only 4 (7.2% patients of group I and no patient of group II had a normal ECG. No relation was found between the site of the intracerebral hematoma and the occurrence of any particular ECG change. A prolonged Q-Tc may be related to the development of severe cardiac arrhythmias observed in some patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage.
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spelling doaj-art-76bf7183678e46099e85d44a1b05e3802025-08-20T01:58:04ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271992-09-0150326927410.1590/S0004-282X1992000300002S0004-282X1992000300002Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patientsWalter Oleschko ArrudaFlávio Suplicy de Lacerda Jr.0Universidade Federal do ParanáSeventy patients with hemorrhagic stroke were prospectively evaluated regarding the electrocardiographic abnormalities observed within the first 48 hours of the ictus. Group I comprised 55 patients with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, and group II 15 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Patients taking cardiac drugs (beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, inotropic drugs) or with severe metabolic/electrolyte disturbances were excluded. The most common ECG abnormality was a prolonged Q-Tc interval: group I, 37 (67.2%); group II, 8 (53.3%). Only 4 (7.2% patients of group I and no patient of group II had a normal ECG. No relation was found between the site of the intracerebral hematoma and the occurrence of any particular ECG change. A prolonged Q-Tc may be related to the development of severe cardiac arrhythmias observed in some patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1992000300002&lng=en&tlng=enhemorragia cerebraleletrocardiogramaprolongamento do intervalo
spellingShingle Walter Oleschko Arruda
Flávio Suplicy de Lacerda Jr.
Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
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hemorragia cerebral
eletrocardiograma
prolongamento do intervalo
title Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
title_full Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
title_fullStr Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
title_full_unstemmed Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
title_short Electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
title_sort electrocardiographic findings in acute cerebrovascular hemorrhage a prospective study of 70 patients
topic hemorragia cerebral
eletrocardiograma
prolongamento do intervalo
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