Cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Our findings suggest that epilepsy is associated with altered diastolic and systolic echocardiogram parameters compared to healthy controls. Notably, SUDEP does not appear to be associated with a higher incidence of structural cardiac abnormalities, compared to non-SUDEP epilepsy controls. Longitudinal studies are needed to understand the prognostic significance of such changes. Echocardiography may be a useful non-invasive diagnostic test in epilepsy population.