| Pregnancy and the risk of hemorrhage from cerebral arteriovenous malformations. | |
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PMID: 2274126 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We conducted a retrospective analysis of 451 women with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the brain to determine whether pregnancy is a risk factor for cerebral hemorrhages. A total of 540 pregnancies occurred among our patient population, resulting in 438 live births and 102 abortions. There were 17 pregnancies complicated by a cerebral hemorrhage. The hemorrhage rate during pregnancy for women with an unruptured AVM was 0.035 +/- 0.005 per person-year. The hemorrhage rate for nonpregnant women of childbearing age with an unruptured AVM was 0.031 +/- 0.002 per person-year. Pregnancy did not increase significantly the rate of first cerebral hemorrhage from an AVM (P = 0.35). We found that women with an AVM face a 3.5% risk of hemorrhage during pregnancy. Pregnancy is not a risk factor for hemorrhage in women without a previous hemorrhage. This conclusion assumes no selection bias exists in our study population; a bias would be introduced if the risk of fatal outcome after a hemorrhage were greater in pregnant women than in nonpregnant women. |
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Authors:
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J C Horton; W A Chambers; S L Lyons; R D Adams; R N Kjellberg |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurosurgery Volume: 27 ISSN: 0148-396X ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurgery Publication Date: 1990 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-02-28 Completed Date: 1991-02-28 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802914 Medline TA: Neurosurgery Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 867-71; discussion 871-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. |
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Adolescent Adult Cerebral Hemorrhage / epidemiology, etiology* Female Humans Incidence Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications* Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* Questionnaires Retrospective Studies Risk Factors |
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