Electrocardiographic abnormalities in acute cerebrovascular events in patients with/without cardiovascular disease

361 patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute cerebrovascular events (303 ischemic stroke, 41 intracerebral hemorrhage, 17 subarachnoid hemorrhage) at an Iranian tertiary center. Exclusions: unavailable ECG within 24 hours, head trauma within 1 week, documented history of subdural hematoma, stroke in the setting of dissecting aortic aneurysm, functioning artificial pacemaker, or alternative diagnoses (cerebral tumors, electrolyte disturbances, LVH, bundle branch block).

Relative frequencies of ECG abnormalities (QTc interval, ST-segment changes, T-wave abnormalities, U-wave presence, pathologic Q-wave, and arrhythmias) among pathophysiologic categories of stroke and their relation to lesion locationsurrogate