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Resources addressing the treatment of GI bleeding and the screening and treatment for patients with juvenile polyposis associated with the SMAD4 gene.
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Patient Symptom & Care Checklists
Provider Tool – 2020Download and distribute “My HHT Care Checklists” to patients to complete and return to you, including: HHT Care, HHT Diagnosis, Anemia, Brain VMs, Pediatric, Teen Years, Nosebleed, GI Bleeding, Liver VMs, Pregnancy & Delivery, and Pulmonary AVMs….
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Policy Statement – 2020Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, also known as OslerWeber-Rendu Syndrome) is a condition that is characterized by focal proliferation of blood vessels (vascular malformations) in multiple organs. Two of the most commonly affected organs in…
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Scientific Literature – 2019Angiogenesis. This article can be purchased directly from the publisher. Click to view the article description and purchase options.
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Scientific Literature – 2019Angiogenesis. This article can be purchased directly from the publisher. Click to view the article description and purchase options.
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Scientific Literature – 2018Journal of Internal Medicine. Authors: Al-Samkari, H., Kritharis, A., Rodriguez-Lopez, J.M., and Kuter, D.J. This article can be purchased directly from the publisher. Click to view the article description and purchase options.
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Article – 2018Table detailing Criteria for IV Bevacizumab (Avastin) Use for Epistaxis and GI Bleeding. Resource taken from: Iyer, V. N., Apala, D. R., Pannu, B. S., Kotecha, A., Brinjikji, W., Leise, M. D., … Swanson, K. L. Intravenous Bevacizumab for Ref…
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