Population
150 patients with acute stroke and 150 age- and sex-matched controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to frequent ECG changes in acute stroke; leaves open prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Acute stroke is associated with a high frequency of new ECG abnormalities, such as QT prolongation and ischemic changes, which are likely related to sympathetic hyperactivity and underlying cardiovascular disease.
D. S. Goldstein (1979) studied this question.
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