Cigarette Smoke and Inflammation: Role in Cerebral Aneurysm Formation and Rupture

• Main Authors: Nohra Chalouhi (Author), Muhammad S. Ali (Author), Robert M. Starke (Author), Pascal M. Jabbour (Author), Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris (Author), L. Fernando Gonzalez (Author), Robert H. Rosenwasser (Author), Walter J. Koch (Author), Aaron S. Dumont (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Smoking is an established risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage yet the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Recent data has implicated a role of inflammation in the development of cerebral aneurysms. Inflammation accompanying cigarette smoke exposure may thus be a critical pathway underlyin...