Aneurysm morphological prediction of intracranial aneurysm rupture in elderly patients using four-dimensional CT angiography

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OBJECTIVE: The natural history of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) in elderly patients remains poorly understood, and the treatment of UIAs is controversial. The presence of irregular pulsation detected by four-dimensional CT angiography (4D-CTA) is associated with ruptured aneurysms. We aimed to investigate the morphological predictors of irregular pulsation of aneurysms in elderly patients.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a prospective study of intracranial aneurysms detected by 4D-CTA. Elderly patients were defined as those more than 60 years of age. The irregular pulsation was defined as a focal protuberance during a cardiac cycle. We performed multivariate analyses to determine the associations of clinical characteristics and aneurysm morphologies with the irregular pulsation of aneurysms.

RESULTS: A total of 128 elderly patients with 166 intracranial aneurysms was included. The irregular pulsation occurred in 71 (42.8%) aneurysms. The multivariate analysis showed that a large size ratio (p = 0.006), posterior circulation aneurysms (p = 0.033), the presence of a daughter dome (p = 0.006), and aneurysm rupture (p = 0.032) were independently associated with the irregular pulsation. The multivariate analysis of predictors of irregular pulsation of unruptured aneurysms showed that size ratio (p = 0.01) and the presence of a daughter dome (p = 0.016) were independent predictors of irregular pulsation.

CONCLUSION: A large size ratio, posterior circulation aneurysms, the presence of a daughter dome, and aneurysm rupture were independent predictors of the irregular pulsation of aneurysms in elderly patients. The morphological characteristics detected by 4D-CTA may be helpful to evaluate the risk of rupture of aneurysms.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:208

Enthalten in:

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 208(2021) vom: 25. Sept., Seite 106877

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cui, Yudi [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Haixia [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jiafeng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yongchun [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Boli [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Shenghao [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Huilin [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Yaohua [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Jieqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaohua [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Bing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4D-CT angiography
Elderly patients
Intracranial aneurysm
Journal Article
Risk factor
Rupture

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Date Completed 25.01.2022

Date Revised 25.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106877

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329718517