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- Title
Plasma Estrogen Levels Are Associated With Severity of Injury and Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Authors
Crago, Elizabeth A.; Sherwood, Paula R.; Bender, Catherine; Balzer, Jeffrey; Ren, Dianxu; Poloyac, Samuel M.
- Abstract
Background: Biochemical mediators alter cerebral perfusion and have been implicated in delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and poor outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Estrogens (estrone [E1] and estradiol [E2]) are mediators with neuroprotective properties that could play a role in DCI. This study explored associations between plasma estrogen levels and outcomes following aSAH. Methods: Plasma samples from 1–4, 4–6, and 7–10 days after hemorrhage from 99 adult aSAH patients were analyzed for estrogen levels using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. DCI was operationalized as radiographic/ultrasonic evidence of impaired cerebral blood flow accompanied by neurological deterioration. Outcomes were assessed using the Modified Rankin Scale at 3 and 12 months after hemorrhage. Statistical analysis included correlation, regression, and group-based trajectory. Results: Higher E1 and E2 levels were associated with higher Hunt and Hess grade (E1, p = .01; E2, p = .03), the presence of DCI (E1, p = .02; E2, p = .02), and poor 3-month outcomes (E1, p = .002; E2, p = .002). Trajectory analysis identified distinct populations over time for E1 (61% E1 high) and E2 (68% E2 high). Patients in higher trajectory groups had higher Fisher grades (E1, p = .008; E2, p = .01), more frequent DCI (E1, p = .04; E2, p = .08), and worse 3-month outcomes (E1, p = .01; E2, p = .004) than low groups. Conclusions: These results provide the first clinical evidence that plasma E1 and E2 concentrations are associated with severity of injury and outcomes after aSAH.
- Subjects
ANEURYSMS; CEREBRAL circulation; CHI-squared test; ESTROGEN; FISHER exact test; LONGITUDINAL method; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SUBARACHNOID hemorrhage; SEVERITY of illness index; NIH Stroke Scale
- Publication
Biological Research for Nursing, 2015, Vol 17, Issue 5, p558
- ISSN
1099-8004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1099800414561632