Article
Additional risk of hypertension and smoking for aneurysms in people with a family history of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 May 2012
Rasing Ingeborg, Nieuwkamp Dennis J, Algra Ale, Rinkel Gabriel J E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Smoking and hypertension increase the risk of aneurismal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) two to threefold whereas a familial predisposition increases the risk sixfold. We assessed the additional risk of smoking and hypertension for the presence of an intracranial aneurysm (IA) in first-degree relatives of patients with familial SAH. METHODS: We studied first-degree relatives of patients with familial...
Topics
- Adult
- Family Health
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage