Qing Huang, Huang-Cheng Shang-Guan, Si-Ying Wu, Pei-Sen Yao, Yi Sun, Yi-Le Zeng, Shu-Fa Zheng, Guo-Rong Chen, Yuan-Xiang Lin, De-Zhi Kang
BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is associated with intracranial aneurysm growth and rupture. METHODS: We used an observational cohort study design. Age, sex, admission systolic blood pressure (SBP), diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, aneurysmal rupture, apolipoprotein (APO)-A1, APO-B, HDL, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, cholesterol, and aneurysm location and size were recorded. Aneurysms <8 mm were categorized as small...
December 2018: World Neurosurgery