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SUBMITTER: Kim H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4415515 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Helen H Nelson Jeffrey J Krings Timo T terBrugge Karel G KG McCulloch Charles E CE Lawton Michael T MT Young William L WL Faughnan Marie E ME
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<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a systemic disease characterized by mucocutaneous telangiectasias, epistaxis, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) rates in this population are not well described. We report ICH rates and characteristics in HHT patients with brain AVMs (HHT-BAVMs).<h4>Methods</h4>We studied the first 153 HHT-BAVM patients with follow-up data enrolled in the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Pro ...[more]