Primary and Secondary Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Young Adults by SMASH-UP Criteria

BACKGROUND: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity, but its pathophysiology is poorly characterized. We investigated characteristics of pregnancy-associated ICH (P-ICH), compared with ICH in similar aged nonpregnant adults of both sexes.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 134 adults aged 18 to 44 years admitted to our center with nontraumatic ICH from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2021. We compared ICH characteristics among 3 groups: those with P-ICH (pregnant or within 12 months of end of pregnancy); nonpregnant women; and men. We categorized ICH pathogenesis according to a modified scheme, SMASH-UP (structural, medications, amyloid angiopathy, systemic, hypertension, undetermined, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome/reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome), and calculated odds ratios and 95% CIs for primary (spontaneous small-vessel) ICH versus secondary ICH (structural lesions or coagulopathy related), using nonpregnant women as the reference. We also compared specific ICH pathogenesis by SMASH-UP criteria and functional outcomes between groups. Of 134 young adults with nontraumatic ICH, 25 (19%) had P-ICH, of which 60% occurred postpartum. Those with P-ICH had higher odds of primary ICH compared with nonpregnant women (adjusted odds ratio, 4.5 [95% CI, 1.4-14.7]). The odds of primary ICH did not differ between men and nonpregnant women. SMASH-UP pathogenesis for ICH differed significantly between groups (P<0.001). While the in-hospital mortality rate was lowest in the P-ICH group (4%) compared with nonpregnant women (13%) and men (24%), 1 in 4 patients with P-ICH were bedbound and dependent at the time of discharge.

CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort of young adults with ICH, 1 in 5 was pregnancy related. P-ICH differed in pathogenesis compared with non-pregnancy-related ICH in young adults, suggesting unique pathophysiology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Heart Association - 13(2024), 7 vom: 02. Apr., Seite e034032

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sariyeva, Mehriban [VerfasserIn]
Haghighi, Noora [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Booker, Whitney A [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Nils H [VerfasserIn]
Shields, Andrea D [VerfasserIn]
Ghoshal, Shivani [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Sachin [VerfasserIn]
Park, Soojin [VerfasserIn]
Claassen, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Connolly, E Sander [VerfasserIn]
Roh, David J [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Eliza C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Intracerebral hemorrhage
Journal Article
Postpartum
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Sex differences
Young adults

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Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/JAHA.123.034032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370235452