Hypertension as a Determining Factor in the Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysms, Diagnosed by 64-MDCT Angiography
| Main Authors: | Heni Fatmawati; Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jember, Jember 68121, Antonius G Santoso; Department of Radiology, Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Semarang 50244 |
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| Format: | application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Universitas Indonesia
, 2017
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http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/health/article/view/6757 http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/health/article/download/6757/15518 http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/health/article/download/6757/15525 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: To determine a correlation between risk factors and the rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 29 patients with a saccular intracranial aneurysm was obtained using consecutive sampling and examination of 64-MDCT angiography. Bivariate statistical analysis using Fisher's exact test was arranged using cross-tabulation to determine the correlation between each risk factor of age, sex, hypertension, and smoking with the occurrence of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Results: The highest incidence of ruptured intracranial aneurysms were in patients aged <60 years (70%), male (75%), experienced hypertension (85%), and were smokers (85.7%). Only the risk factor of hypertension had a correlation with the occurrence of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm (p < 0.05). The prevalence ratio of age and sex were 1.0 and 0.9, whereas hypertension and smoking were 2.6 and 1.3. Conclusions: The risk factor of hypertension leading to a ruptured intracranial aneurysm was 2.6 times higher than non-hypertensive patients, and as such hypertension is a risk factor associated with the occurrence of ruptured intracranial aneurysms