Smoking and subarachnoid haemorrhage.
- 3 March 1979
- Vol. 1 (6163), 577-578
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.6163.577
Abstract
A retrospective study of 208 patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms showed a highly significant excess of cigarette smokers among both men and women compared with the expected incidence. Results suggested that continued smoking increases the risk of suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) by a factor of 3.9 for men and 3.7 for women. Other factors besides smoking must affect the genesis of aneurysmal SAH since it is found in non-smokers, but continued cigarette smoking appears to increase substantially the risk of aneurysmal SAH occurring.Keywords
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