Prolonged QTc interval and insula in patients with ischemic stroke: inductive or abductive reasoning?

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1203-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.226. Epub 2014 Aug 5.

Authors

Vincenzo Marafioti¹, Giulia Turri², Andrea Rossi³, Salvatore Monaco², Vincenzo Carbone⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: vincenzo.marafioti@fastwebnet.it.
² Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy.

PMID: 25150492
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.226

No abstract available

Keywords: Insula; Ischemic stroke; QTc interval.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain Ischemia / complications
Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology*
Cerebral Cortex / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology*
Electrocardiography*
Female
Humans
Long QT Syndrome / etiology*
Long QT Syndrome / physiopathology
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed