1. P-wave Dispersion for Predicting Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Ischemic Stroke
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Kurtulus Ozdemir, Mehmet Tekinalp, Umuttan Dogan, Hasan Gök, Betigul Yuruten, Ebru Apaydın Doğan, Hakan Akilli, Alpay Aribas, Osman Serhat Tokgöz, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Male ,acute ischemic stroke ,medicine.medical_specialty ,24-hour Holter monitoring ,Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,24- hour Holter monitoring ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,Atrial Fibrillation ,Humans ,Medicine ,Heart Atria ,cardiovascular diseases ,paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ,Acute ischemic stroke ,Stroke ,P-wave dispersion ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Ultrasonography ,Aged, 80 and over ,P wave dispersion ,business.industry ,Area under the curve ,Atrial fibrillation ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,12-lead ECG ,Logistic Models ,Predictive value of tests ,Electrocardiography, Ambulatory ,Cardiology ,Female ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,business ,Research Paper - Abstract
WOS: 000301065000003, PubMed: 22211098, Background: Detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in acute ischemic stroke patients poses diagnostic challenge. The aim of this study was to predict the presence of PAF by means of 12-lead ECG in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our hypothesis was that P-wave dispersion (P-d) might be a useful marker in predicting PAF in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: 12-lead resting ECGs, 24-hour Holter recordings and echocardiograms of 400 patients were analyzed retrospectively. PAF was detected in 40 patients on 24-hour Holter monitoring. Forty out of 360 age and gender matched patients without PAF were randomly chosen and assigned as the control group. Demographics, P-wave characteristics and echocardiographic findings of the patients with and without PAF were compared. Results: Maximum P-wave duration (p=0.002), P-d (p
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- 2012
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