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The prolonged Tpeak\u2013Tend interval is an indicator of the electrical heterogeneity of the myocardium (abnormal repolarization) that causes malignant arrhythmias. We aimed to investigate whether the Tpeak\u2013Tend interval, which reflects the heterogeneity of repolarization, is prolonged in stroke and its relationship with short-term mortality. Materials and Methods: Individuals over the age of 18 who presented with hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke were included in the study. Demographic characteristics, laboratory and imaging findings of the patients were recorded. ECGs were obtained at the time of admission to the hospital and 24 h later. Patients were followed for in-hospital mortality. Results: 89 (82.4%) of the patients had ischemic stroke, 19 (17.6%) had hemorrhagic stroke. It was determined that Tp-eV2 and Tp-eV5 at hospital admission were significantly longer than the 24th hour values. A total of 92.01 (16.3) ms at Tp-eV2 admission, 84.1 (16.3) ms after 24 h (p = 0.003), 91.9 (7.3) msTp-eV5 at admission, and 81.6 (17.8) ms (p = 0.000) after 24 h. In multivariate logistic regression analysis of in-hospital mortality, Tp-eV2 (HR: 0.96 (95% CI 0.93\u20130.99) p = 0.008) was determined as an independent predictor among cardiovascular parameters. Conclusions: Tp-e intervals were prolonged in both leads V2 and V5 in patients with stroke. Prolongation of lead V2 in the Tp-e interval is an independent indicator of short-term mortality among cardiovascular parameters.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62040695","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,6]],"date-time":"2026-04-06T04:10:27Z","timestamp":1775448627000},"page":"695","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["New Marker of Brain\u2013Heart Interaction: Tpeak\u2013Tend Interval"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9329-0964","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nazire Belgin","family":"Akilli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1930-3293","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Huseyin","family":"Mutlu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6431-5800","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zerrin Defne","family":"Dundar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4004-4991","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omer","family":"Ozberk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiology Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7685-8340","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ramazan","family":"Koylu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9098-5346","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yahya Kemal","family":"Gunayd\u0131n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Basar","family":"Cander","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya 42090, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"942","DOI":"10.1253\/circj.CJ-15-0360","article-title":"Heartand Brain Interconnection\u2013Clinical Implications of Changes in Brain Function During Heart Failure","volume":"79","author":"Kim","year":"2015","journal-title":"Circ. 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