Frequency of QTc prolongation in patients with hemorrhagic stroke.

Background: Acute cerebral events play an important role in generating autonomic imbalance especially cardiac rhythm disturbances. This forms the basis of significant lethal abnormalities of heart rate and rhythm like QTc prolongation, ventricular fibrillation, asystole, and ultimately death. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of QTc prolongation in patients presenting with acute haemorrhagic stroke at a tertiary care hospital.