Sex differences in patients with and without high-risk factors associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

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BACKGROUND: Controversy remains regarding the appropriate screening for intracranial aneurysms or for the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) for patients without known high-risk factors for rupture. This study aimed to assess how sex affects both aSAH presentation and outcomes for aSAH treatment.

METHOD: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all patients treated at a single institution for an aSAH during a 12-year period (August 1, 2007-July 31, 2019). An analysis of women with and without high-risk factors was performed, including a propensity adjustment for a poor neurologic outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score > 2) at follow-up.

RESULTS: Data from 1014 patients were analyzed (69% [n = 703] women). Women were significantly older than men (mean ± SD, 56.6 ± 14.1 years vs 53.4 ± 14.2 years, p < 0.001). A significantly lower percentage of women than men had a history of tobacco use (36.6% [n = 257] vs 46% [n = 143], p = 0.005). A significantly higher percentage of women than men had no high-risk factors for aSAH (10% [n = 70] vs 5% [n = 16], p = 0.01). The percentage of women with an mRS score > 2 at the last follow-up was significantly lower among those without high-risk factors (34%, 24/70) versus those with high-risk factors (53%, 334/633) (p = 0.004). Subsequent propensity-adjusted analysis (adjusted for age, Hunt and Hess grade, and Fisher grade) found no statistically significant difference in the odds of a poor outcome for women with or without high-risk factors for aSAH (OR = 0.7, 95% CI = 0.4-1.2, p = 0.18).

CONCLUSIONS: A higher percentage of women versus men with aSAH had no known high-risk factors for rupture, supporting more aggressive screening and management of women with unruptured aneurysms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:166

Enthalten in:

Acta neurochirurgica - 166(2024), 1 vom: 08. März, Seite 125

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Catapano, Joshua S [VerfasserIn]
Winkler, Ethan A [VerfasserIn]
Rudy, Robert F [VerfasserIn]
Graffeo, Christopher S [VerfasserIn]
Koester, Stefan W [VerfasserIn]
Srinivasan, Visish M [VerfasserIn]
Cole, Tyler S [VerfasserIn]
Baranoski, Jacob F [VerfasserIn]
Scherschinski, Lea [VerfasserIn]
Jha, Ruchira M [VerfasserIn]
Jadhav, Ashutosh P [VerfasserIn]
Ducruet, Andrew F [VerfasserIn]
Albuquerque, Felipe C [VerfasserIn]
Lawton, Michael T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aneurysmal subarachnoid
Females
Journal Article
Ruptured aneurysm
Sex

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00701-024-06021-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369468171