Table 2 Findings on admission ECG related to hs-cTnT
From: Determinants of high sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation in acute ischemic stroke
All patients | hs-cTnT ≤14 ng/L | hs-cTnT > 14 ng/L | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Heart rate (n = 279) | 71.9 (±15.5) | 73.2 (±16.2) (n = 127) | 76.7 (±20.2) (n = 152) | 0.296 |
Pacemaker (n = 279) | 3 (1.1) | 1/127 (0.8) | 2/152 (1.3) | 0.996 |
Atrial fibrillation/ flutter (n = 276) (2) | 72 (25.8) | 14/127 (11.0) | 58/152 (38.2) | <0.001 |
PR interval (n = 207) (1) | 173.4 (±33.0) | 167.6 (±31.0) (n = 113) | 180.4 (±34.1) (n = 94) | 0.005 |
QRS duration (n = 276) (2) | 103.0 (±29.3) | 97.7 (±17.1) (n = 126) | 107.5 (±35.9) (n = 150) | 0.010 |
QTc interval (n = 276) (2) | 416.5 (±38.2) | 413.0 (±24.2) (n = 126) | 419.5 (±46.7) (n = 150) | 0.010 |
Right bundle branch block (n = 276) (2) | 19 (6.9) | 4/126 (3.2) | 15/150 (10.0) | 0.026 |
Left bundle branch block (n = 276) (2) | 12 (4.3) | 4/126 (3.2) | 8/150 (5.3) | 0.381 |
Q wave (n = 276) (2) | 34 (12.3) | 11/126 (8.7) | 23/150 (15.3) | 0.096 |
Left ventricular hypertrophy (n = 264) (2, 3, 4) | 63 (23.9) | 21/122 (17.2) | 42/142 (29.6) | 0.019 |
ST segment elevation (n = 201) (2, 3, 5) | 6 (3.0) | 3/101 (3.0) | 3/100 (3.0) | 0.990 |
ST segment depression (n = 201) (2, 3, 5) | 29 (14.4) | 9/101 (8.9) | 20/100 20.0) | 0.025 |
T-wave inversion (n = 201) (2, 3, 5) | 31 (15.4) | 10/101 (9.9) | 21/100 (21.0) | 0.029 |