Twelve-lead electrocardiogram and mortality in young adults after ischaemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ischaemic stroke at young age carries an increased risk for mortality in comparison to the general population, but factors associated with mortality have been poorly studied. We studied the role of electrocardiogram in mortality risk stratification in young stroke patients.

Patients and methods

The Helsinki Young Stroke Registry encompasses 1008 patients aged <50 years with ischaemic stroke. We included 690 patients for this electrocardiogram substudy. Our endpoints were all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Cox regression models - adjusted for clinical and demographic characteristics - were used to identify the electrocardiogram parameters associated with these endpoints.

Results

At a mean follow-up of 8.8 years, cumulative all-cause and cardiovascular

SUBMITTER: Pirinen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453181 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature