Results of Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients with Coarctation of the Aorta

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Table 1:

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic	No.
Sex
Male	71
Female	46
Pre-existing hypertension
Yes	53
No	60
Unknown	4
SBP	133 ± 16
DBP	73 ± 12
Smoker
Yes	19
No	91
Unknown	7
Type of coarctation
Native	10
Recoarctation	107
Aortic aneurysm
Yes	12
No	105
Degree of recoarctation on MRI (of 107 repaired coarctations)
None	50
Mild	33
Moderate	14
Severe	3
Not specified	7
Intracranial aneurysm on MRA
Yes	12
No	105
Additional primary diagnosis
BAV (± disease of subvalvar area)	47
Ventricular septal defect	10
Mitral valve abnormality	3
Supra-aortic stenosis	1
Patent arterial duct	2
Pulmonary stenosis	1
Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage	1
Single ventricle	1
Transposition of great arteries	2
No other lesion	46

Note:—BAV indicates bicuspid aortic valve; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

Table 2:

Details of aneurysms and patient demographics

Site of Aneurysm	Size of Aneurysm (mm)	Sex	Age (yr)
Right MCA	4	F	38
Right PcomA	4	F	29
Right SCA	4	M	18
Left MCA	5	F	40
Left ACA	4	M	47
Right SCA	2	M	16
Left PcomA	4	M	41
Left MCA trunk	3	M	22
Left MCA trunk	3	M	24
Basilar termination	8	F	50
Right ICA bifurcation	3	M	35

Note:—PcomA indicates posterior communicating artery; SCA, superior cerebellar artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery.

Table 3:

Comparison of the aneurysm and no aneurysm groups