Why the study?
Do 1-year survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage have long-term excess mortality compared to a matched general population?
Population
3,078 survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage who had survived for ≥1 year, treated at a single…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 20 years (48,918 patient-years)
Authors
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Excess mortality persists long-term after aSAH; leaves open whether multiple-aneurysm patients need intensified surveillance or intervention trials.
Do 1-year survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage have long-term excess mortality compared to a matched general population?
Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage experience long-term excess mortality, particularly from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, highlighting the need for active management of vascular risk factors.
Huhtakangas et al. (2015) studied this question.
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