Prevalence of Intracranial Aneurysm in Patients with Aortopathy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with aortic disease might have an increased risk of intracranial aneurysm (IA). We conducted this research to assess the prevalence of IA in patients with aortopathy, considering the impact of gender, age, and cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS:We searched PubMed and Scopus from inception to August 2019 for epidemiological studies reporting the prevalence of IA in patients with aortopathy. Random-effect meta-analyses were performed to calculate the overall prevalence, and the effect of risk factors on the prevalence was also evaluated. Anatomical location of IAs in patients suffered from distinct aortic disease was extracted and further analyzed. RESULTS:Thirteen cross-sectional studies involving 4,041 participants were included in this systematic review.

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7005354 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature