Patient and aneurysm characteristics at baselinea

Wall Enhancement (n = 19)No Wall Enhancement (n = 46)
Unstable during FU (n = 4)Stable during FU (n = 15)
Median age (IQR) (yr)50 (47–53)60 (55–68)55 (52–61)
Female sex4 (100)11 (73)37 (80)
Hypertension2 (50)9 (60)21 (46)
Smoking status
    Current smoker2 (50)3 (20)14 (30)
    Previous smoker1 (25)10 (67)25 (54)
    Never smoked1 (25)2 (13)7 (15)
Previous SAH3 (20)11 (24)
Family history of intracranial aneurysms1 (25)10 (22)
Aneurysm location
    ICA (excluding PcomA)1 (7)16 (35)
    PcomA1 (7)3 (7)
    ACA/AcomA/pericallosal artery1 (7)9 (20)
    MCA4 (100)11 (73)12 (26)
    Basilar artery1 (7)2 (4)
    Other posterior circulation4 (9)
Aneurysm size (mm)
    1.0–2.91 (7)16 (35)
    3.0–4.93 (20)16 (35)
    5.0–6.93 (75)6 (40)11 (24)
    ≥7.01 (25)5 (33)3 (7)
Irregular shape6 (40)9 (20)
Median follow-up duration (IQR) (mo)15 (12–28)27 (19–31)27 (24–32)
  • Note:—PcomA indicates posterior communicating artery; AcomA, anterior communicating artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; FU, follow-up; IQR, interquartile range; MCA, middle cerebral artery; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; –, no patients.

  • a Data are aneurysm-based instead of patient-based and are presented as number (%) unless stated otherwise.