OBJECTIVE: Arterial hypertension (HTN) is a risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). We aimed to assess the impact of premorbid HTN on the severity of initial bleeding and the risk of aneurysm rebleeding after SAH. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort study of all SAH patients admitted to Columbia University Medical Center between 1996 and 2012. RESULTS: We enrolled 1312 consecutive patients with SAH; 643 (49%) had premorbid HTN. Patients with premorbid HTN presented more frequently as Hunt-Hess Grade IV or V (36% vs 25%, p<0.001) and World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Grade 4 or 5 (42.6% vs 28.2%, p<0.001), with larger amounts of subarachnoid (Hijdra Sum Score 17 vs 14, p<0.001) and intraventricular blood (median IVH sum score 2 vs 1, p<0.001), and more often with intracerebral haemorrhage (20% vs 13%, p=0.002). In multivariate analysis, patients with premorbid HTN had a higher risk of in-hospital aneurysm rebleeding (11.8% vs 5.5%, adjusted OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.74, p=0.04) after adjusting for age, admission, Hunt-Hess grade, size and site of the ruptured aneurysm. CONCLUSIONS: Premorbid HTN is associated with increased severity of the initial bleeding event and represents a significant risk factor for aneurysm rebleeding. Given that aneurysm rebleeding is a potentially fatal-but preventable-complication, these findings are of clinical relevance.
OBJECTIVE: Arterial hypertension (HTN) is a risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). We aimed to assess the impact of premorbid HTN on the severity of initial bleeding and the risk of aneurysm rebleeding after SAH. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort study of all SAHpatients admitted to Columbia University Medical Center between 1996 and 2012. RESULTS: We enrolled 1312 consecutive patients with SAH; 643 (49%) had premorbid HTN. Patients with premorbid HTN presented more frequently as Hunt-Hess Grade IV or V (36% vs 25%, p<0.001) and World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Grade 4 or 5 (42.6% vs 28.2%, p<0.001), with larger amounts of subarachnoid (Hijdra Sum Score 17 vs 14, p<0.001) and intraventricular blood (median IVH sum score 2 vs 1, p<0.001), and more often with intracerebral haemorrhage (20% vs 13%, p=0.002). In multivariate analysis, patients with premorbid HTN had a higher risk of in-hospital aneurysm rebleeding (11.8% vs 5.5%, adjusted OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.74, p=0.04) after adjusting for age, admission, Hunt-Hess grade, size and site of the ruptured aneurysm. CONCLUSIONS: Premorbid HTN is associated with increased severity of the initial bleeding event and represents a significant risk factor for aneurysm rebleeding. Given that aneurysm rebleeding is a potentially fatal-but preventable-complication, these findings are of clinical relevance.
Authors: Lionel Calviere; Celine S. Gathier; Marie Rafiq; Inez Koopman; Vanessa Rousseau; Nicolas Raposo; Jean François Albucher; Alain Viguier; Thomas Geeraerts; Christophe Cognard; Gabriel J E Rinkel; Mervyn D I Vergouwen; Jean-Marc Olivot Journal: Front Neurol Date: 2022-02-21 Impact factor: 4.003
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