Hypertension, age, and location predict rupture of small intracranial aneurysms.
Nahed BV, DiLuna ML, Morgan T, Ocal E, Hawkins AA, Ozduman K, Kahle KT, Chamberlain A, Amar AP, Gunel M. Hypertension, age, and location predict rupture of small intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 676-83; discussion 676-83. PMID: 16239879, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000175549.96530.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsRisk factorsIntracranial aneurysmsSubarachnoid hemorrhageUnruptured aneurysmsMinimal long-term morbidityHistory of hypertensionNormal blood pressureLong-term morbidityTertiary medical centerAge of patientsAnterior circulation aneurysmsPosterior circulation aneurysmsSignificant risk factorsSignificant independent predictorsRupture of IAsMortality of treatmentLogistic regression modelsSmall intracranial aneurysmsHypertensive patientsIndependent predictorsPosterior circulationBlood pressureAneurysm characteristicsCurrent guidelines