Sex Differences in Case Fatality of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review
Aleksanteri Asikainen,
Miikka Korja,
Jaakko Kaprio
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is more common in women than in men, contrary to most cardiovascular diseases. However, it is unclear whether the case fatality rate (CFR) of SAH also differs by sex. Thus, we performed a systematic review to address the relationship between sex and SAH CFRs.
Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane library databases. We focused on population-based studies that included both non-hospitalized and hospitalized SAH… Show more
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