Strain pattern and T‐wave alterations are predictors of mortality and poor neurologic outcome following stroke

Background Stroke is associated with electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities. However, the role of strain pattern as predictor of poor neurologic outcome and mortality after stroke has not yet been demonstrated. Hypothesis ECG abnormalities, with a particular focus on ST‐segment changes, are predictors of mortality and neurologic disability 90 days after stroke. Methods Patients with up to 24 hours of stroke were prospectively recruited. An ECG...