Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study

OBJECTIVES: Studies report that the risks of significant neurologic complications (including stroke, cerebral abscess, and migraine) and hemorrhagic sequelae are high in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), and that life expectancy in this cohort is reduced. However, most pu...

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Main Authors: Donaldson, J.W., McKeever, Tricia M., Hall, Ian P., Hubbard, R.B., Fogarty, Andrew W.
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Published: American Academy of Neurology 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37992/
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author Donaldson, J.W.
McKeever, Tricia M.
Hall, Ian P.
Hubbard, R.B.
Fogarty, Andrew W.
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McKeever, Tricia M.
Hall, Ian P.
Hubbard, R.B.
Fogarty, Andrew W.
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description OBJECTIVES: Studies report that the risks of significant neurologic complications (including stroke, cerebral abscess, and migraine) and hemorrhagic sequelae are high in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), and that life expectancy in this cohort is reduced. However, most published cohorts derive from specialist centers, which may be susceptible to bias. METHODS: We used a population-based approach to estimate the risks of developing neurologic and hemorrhagic complications of HHT, the association of a diagnosis of HHT with common cardiovascular and malignant comorbidities, and also long-term survival of those with the disease. RESULTS: From a UK primary care database of 3.5 million patients (The Health Improvement Network), we identified 675 cases with a diagnosis of HHT and compared them with 6,696 controls matched by age, sex, and primary care practice. Risks of stroke (odds ratio [OR] 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-2.6), cerebral abscess (OR 30.0, CI 3.1-288), and migraine (OR 1.7, CI 1.3-2.2) were elevated over controls. Bleeding complications including epistaxis (OR 11.6, CI 9.1-14.7) and gastrointestinal hemorrhage (OR 6.1, CI 2.8-13.4) were more common in cases with HHT. Survival of cases with HHT was poorer than controls with a hazard ratio for death of 2.0 (CI 1.6-2.6) and a median age at death 3 years younger. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with HHT are at substantially increased risk of serious neurologic and hemorrhagic complications of the disease. Because a diagnosis of HHT is associated with a significantly poorer survival compared with those who have no disease, evaluation of new strategies to improve clinical management is required.
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spelling nottingham-379922020-05-04T17:08:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37992/ Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study Donaldson, J.W. McKeever, Tricia M. Hall, Ian P. Hubbard, R.B. Fogarty, Andrew W. OBJECTIVES: Studies report that the risks of significant neurologic complications (including stroke, cerebral abscess, and migraine) and hemorrhagic sequelae are high in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), and that life expectancy in this cohort is reduced. However, most published cohorts derive from specialist centers, which may be susceptible to bias. METHODS: We used a population-based approach to estimate the risks of developing neurologic and hemorrhagic complications of HHT, the association of a diagnosis of HHT with common cardiovascular and malignant comorbidities, and also long-term survival of those with the disease. RESULTS: From a UK primary care database of 3.5 million patients (The Health Improvement Network), we identified 675 cases with a diagnosis of HHT and compared them with 6,696 controls matched by age, sex, and primary care practice. Risks of stroke (odds ratio [OR] 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-2.6), cerebral abscess (OR 30.0, CI 3.1-288), and migraine (OR 1.7, CI 1.3-2.2) were elevated over controls. Bleeding complications including epistaxis (OR 11.6, CI 9.1-14.7) and gastrointestinal hemorrhage (OR 6.1, CI 2.8-13.4) were more common in cases with HHT. Survival of cases with HHT was poorer than controls with a hazard ratio for death of 2.0 (CI 1.6-2.6) and a median age at death 3 years younger. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with HHT are at substantially increased risk of serious neurologic and hemorrhagic complications of the disease. Because a diagnosis of HHT is associated with a significantly poorer survival compared with those who have no disease, evaluation of new strategies to improve clinical management is required. American Academy of Neurology 2015-05-05 Article PeerReviewed Donaldson, J.W., McKeever, Tricia M., Hall, Ian P., Hubbard, R.B. and Fogarty, Andrew W. (2015) Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study. Neurology, 84 (18). pp. 1886-1893. ISSN 1526-632X http://www.neurology.org/content/84/18/1886 doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000001538 doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000001538
spellingShingle Donaldson, J.W.
McKeever, Tricia M.
Hall, Ian P.
Hubbard, R.B.
Fogarty, Andrew W.
Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
title Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
title_full Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
title_fullStr Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
title_full_unstemmed Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
title_short Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
title_sort complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study
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