Objectives:
We investigated whether the proportion of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) differs between patients of Eastern and Western origin.
Methods:
This is a retrospective international cross-sectional study of consecutive first-ever spontaneous ICH patients (including patients with surgical intervention) admitted to one stroke centre in the United Kingdom (Western centre origin) and one in Japan (Eastern centre origin) during the same period. We classified spontaneous ICH into “CAA-related ICH” defined by the Edinburgh CT diagnostic criteria, and “other ICH”. We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to assess the relationship between CAA-ICH and geographical location (Western or Eastern centre origin) or ethnicity (Western [reference], East Asian, or other) with adjustment for confounders.
Results:
Of 334 patients (median age, 71 years; male, 54%; Western centre origin, 58%), 15% were classified as CAA-ICH, and 85% were defined as other ICH. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, Eastern centre and ethnicity had a lower proportion of CAA-ICH (odds ratio [OR] vs Western centre origin 0.47, 95%CI 0.23-0.98; OR [vs. white] 0.41, 95%CI 0.20-0.97, respectively).The estimated incidence of CAA-related ICH in East Asian was similar to that in White populations, but the rate of other ICH was 2.5-fold higher in East Asian populations. Sensitivity analyses using the modified Boston criteria for diagnosis of CAA-related ICH showed similar results.
Conclusions:
The proportion CAA-ICH is lower in an Eastern compared to a Western population; this appears to be explained by a higher incidence of ICH due to hypertensive (deep perforator) arteriopathy in East Asian populations.
Erratum to: Convexity subarachnoid haemorrhage has a high risk of intracerebral haemorrhage in suspected cerebral amyloid angiopathy
