Recently, we read with great interest the article 'Use of antihypertensive medication and
formation of de novo intracranial aneurysms' by Räisänen et al.[1]. The study found that …

We thank Dr Yin and colleagues for their interest in our work. In their letter, Yin and
colleagues wish to underline the need to study whether antihypertensive medication can …

Background and purpose Hypertension is a risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage and is
also considered a risk factor for saccular intracranial aneurysm (sIA) formation. However …

Objective. Hypertension associates with subarachnoid hemorrhage from saccular
intracranial aneurysm (sIA-SAH) when compared to matched controls or general population …

We thank Drs Kirchoff-Torres and Labovitz for their interest in our article. 1 The authors fear
that the presented results may be overgeneralized. We share the view that the applicability …

Background: Previous medical history strongly contributes to the genesis of intracranial
aneurysms (IA). A possible impact of regular medication on the occurrence of abdominal …

Background Blood pressure is a risk factor for intracranial aneurysms (IA). Nevertheless,
whether various antihypertensive drug classes discriminate in reducing IA risk is unclear …

Background The prevalence of hypertension in patients with intracranial aneurysms has
been an increased concern, but it is not well understood if uncontrolled hypertension has …

Background and purpose Pathophysiological studies of saccular intracranial aneurysm (sIA)
disease have shown that inflammation plays a crucial role in sIA development …

The quest for a multivariate statistical model quantifying aneurysmal rupture risk as a
function of known variables is ongoing. Intrinsic factors such as size, location and …