ECG change of acute subarachnoid hemorrhagic patients

Abstract

Objective: This study intends to investigate whether the entry electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities of patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are related to the prognosis. Methods: From 1998 to the present, 106 SAH patients who had no history of heart disease and were diagnosed with head CT were recruited. Results: Abnormal ECG changes of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage patients were observed, with a total incidence rate of 63.2% (67/106). The incidence rate of allorhythmia was 22.6% (24/106), the repolarization abnormality was 14.2% (15/106), the conduction abnormality was 1.9% (2/106), and the combined abnormality was 21.7% (23/106). However, dividing the patients into two groups according to their entry consciousness state, no difference was observed between coma and alert groups (P = 1.0000). In addition, the ECG changes had no relationship with the lesion degree and the outcome prognosis according to logistic regression analysis (P = 0.0844). Conclusions: In 106 SAH patients, we could not identify any relationship between the ECG and lesion degree and outcome prognosis. © 2011 Springer-Verlag/Wien.