Studies of arrhythmia incidence and heart rate variability in patients suffering from cerebral stroke

• Published in: Polskie archiwum medycyny wewne̦trznej Vol. 100; no. 6; p. 515
• Main Authors: Negrusz-Kawecka, M, Kobusiak-Prokopowicz, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Polish
• Published: Poland 01.12.1998
• Subjects: Aged; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - epidemiology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology; Brain Ischemia - complications; Brain Ischemia - diagnostic imaging; Brain Ischemia - epidemiology; Brain Ischemia - physiopathology; Cerebral Hemorrhage - complications; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Cerebral Hemorrhage - physiopathology; Comorbidity; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - epidemiology; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Patients with cerebral stroke develop electrocardiographic changes concerning the period of ventricular muscle repolarization and cardiac arrhythmias, which may results in the possibility of acute circulatory arrest. ECG monitoring by means of Holter method provides not only information concerning a...