Abstract

Background: Of all strokes, 88% are ischemic and 12% are hemorrhagic in nature. Of the hemorrhagic strokes, 9% are due to an intracerebral hemorrhage, and 3% are due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Objectives: To study the different changes in ECG and echocardiographic patterns in cases of cerebrovascular accidents. Method: The present cross sectional study was conducted on 100 cases admitted to SRN hospital, Allahabad with acute stroke. Total 164 patients were taken in which 64 were excluded on the basis of exclusion criteria. Results: Most of stroke patients were in between 61-70 years age group. Incidence of ischemic stroke was more common in 51-60 years age group while in hemorrhagic stroke it was more common in 61-70 years age group. Out of 100 stroke patients, 63 patients were of ischemic stroke and 37 patients were of hemorrhagic stroke. Out of 63 ischemic stroke patients, only 10 patients (15.87%) had normal 2D-echo while 53 patients (84.13%) had abnormal 2D-echo. Out of 37 hemorrhagic stroke patients only 3 patients (8.11%) had normal 2D-echo while 35 patients (94.60%) had abnormal 2D-echo. Out of 100 patients most common ECG finding in stroke patients was ST depression T-inversion that was present in 16% patients. Conclusion: ECG and 2D-echo changes were present in most of the patients. Abnormal ECG changes were more common among hemorrhagic patients. 2D echo abnormalities were more common among haemorrhagic group.

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