Epidemiology of death from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in New Mexico.
BACKGROUND
The authors report the first retrospective analysis of all reported cases of death from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the state of New Mexico from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2007.


METHODS
Data were obtained from the New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics Department in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


RESULTS
The incidence of death from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the state of New Mexico is 2.96/100,000 people per year. Each cultural subgroup and various risk factors in these patients were further analyzed.


CONCLUSIONS
This report represents the first documented review of death from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the state of New Mexico. There was a lower incidence in New Mexico compared with the national average. Cultural breakdowns and associated epidemiological factors are discussed.
Department of Neurosurgery, University New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. pkaloostian@salud.unm.edu
Paul
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Kaloostian
Franklin
F
Westhout
Chris L
CL
Taylor
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044467:American Indian or Alaska Native; D001213:Asian; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American