TY - JOUR AU - Temes, Richard AB - Neurocrit Care (2013) 19:176–182 DOI 10.1007/s12028-013-9864-8 ORIG IN AL ARTI CLE Cardiac Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Subdural Hemorrhage • • Katharina M. Busl Mahesh Raju • • Bichun Ouyang Rajeev K. Garg Richard E. Temes Published online: 30 July 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Abstract elevated in nine patients. Cardiac abnormalities were not Background Although cardiac abnormalities are well associated with SDH characteristics. Classic neurogenic described among patients with acute brain injury, they have ECG findings were not encountered. not been investigated systematically for acute subdural Conclusions Although we found ECG abnormalities to be hemorrhage (SDH). We sought to investigate the preva- common in patients with SDH, they were not associated lence and characteristics of cardiac abnormalities in with SDH characteristics, and classic neurogenic findings patients with SDH. were not observed. Myocardial injury was infrequent and Methods Consecutive adult patients admitted to Rush not associated with SDH characteristics. While cardiac University Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit with a abnormalities in acute intracerebral injury often are diagnosis of SDH were analyzed. Electrocardiograms attributed to neurocardiogenic causes, these are unlikely (ECGs), obtained within 48 h of admission were reviewed. prominent mechanisms in SDH. Other medical causes need Myocardial injury, TI - Cardiac Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Subdural Hemorrhage JF - Neurocritical Care DO - 10.1007/s12028-013-9864-8 DA - 2013-07-30 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/cardiac-abnormalities-in-patients-with-acute-subdural-hemorrhage-ds7SUhZToj SP - 176 EP - 182 VL - 19 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -