Risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage in small-vessel disease and non-small-vessel disease etiologies-an observational proof-of-concept study. 2024

Philipp Arndt, and Christian Chahem, and Michael Luchtmann, and Jan-Niklas Kuschel, and Daniel Behme, and Malte Pfister, and Jens Neumann, and Michael Görtler, and Marc Dörner, and Marc Pawlitzki, and Robin Jansen, and Sven G Meuth, and Stefan Vielhaber, and Solveig Henneicke, and Stefanie Schreiber
Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.

Sporadic cerebral small-vessel disease (CSVD), i.e., hypertensive arteriopathy (HA) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), is the main cause of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Nevertheless, a substantial portion of ICH cases arises from non-CSVD etiologies, such as trauma, vascular malformations, and brain tumors. While studies compared HA- and CAA-related ICH, non-CSVD etiologies were excluded from these comparisons and are consequently underexamined with regard to additional factors contributing to increased bleeding risk beyond their main pathology. As a proof of concept, we conducted a retrospective observational study in 922 patients to compare HA, CAA, and non-CSVD-related ICH with regard to factors that are known to contribute to spontaneous ICH onset. Medical records (available for n = 861) were screened for demographics, antithrombotic medication, and vascular risk profile, and CSVD pathology was rated on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a subgroup of 185 patients. The severity of CSVD was assessed with a sum score ranging from 0 to 6, where a score of ≥2 was defined as advanced pathology. In 922 patients with ICH (median age of 71 years), HA and CAA caused the majority of cases (n = 670, 73%); non-CSVD etiologies made up the remaining quarter (n = 252, 27%). Individuals with HA- and CAA-related ICH exhibited a higher prevalence of predisposing factors than those with non-CSVD etiologies. This includes advanced age (median age: 71 vs. 75 vs. 63 years, p < 0.001), antithrombotic medication usage (33 vs. 37 vs. 19%, p < 0.001), prevalence of vascular risk factors (70 vs. 67 vs. 50%, p < 0.001), and advanced CSVD pathology on MRI (80 vs. 89 vs. 51%, p > 0.001). However, in particular, half of non-CSVD ICH patients were either aged over 60 years, presented with vascular risk factors, or had advanced CSVD on MRI. Risk factors for spontaneous ICH are less common in non-CSVD ICH etiologies than in HA- and CAA-related ICH, but are still frequent. Future studies should incorporate these factors, in addition to the main pathology, to stratify an individual's risk of bleeding.

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