Electrocardiographic Q-waves as a predictor of mortality in patients with cerebral infarction

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether abnormal EKG findings could be predictive factors for death after a stroke event.

METHODS: Patients with acute cerebral infarction who were 35 to 98 years old during April 1996 through November 2000 were analyzed (n = 216). A standard 12-lead EKG was recorded for each patient after acute cerebral infarction. The authors prospectively investigated the association between abnormal EKG findings and the risk for death after stroke over a 1-year period.

RESULTS: Using multivariate Cox proportional hazards models, the authors found age (hazard ratio of mortality per year 1.10, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.15, p < 0.001), sex (female; hazard ratio of mortality 3.42, 95% CI 1.43 to 8.19, p = 0.006), and the presence of Q-waves in more than two leads (hazard ratio of mortality 2.75, 95% CI 1.23 to 6.14, p = 0.013) were independently associated with death after stroke.

CONCLUSION: The presence of Q-waves in more than two leads could be a predictive factor for death after acute cerebral infarction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2004

Erschienen:

2004

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Neurology - 62(2004), 10 vom: 25. Mai, Seite 1818-21

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tanaka, M [VerfasserIn]
Nakayama, Y [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Y [VerfasserIn]
Nishioka, T [VerfasserIn]
Shirakawa, M [VerfasserIn]
Tsumura, K [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Evaluation Study
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.10.2004

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM148489095