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. 2022 Nov;43(11):1603–1607. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7677

Summary of 141 patients

Demographics Summary
Sex
 Male 36.9%
 Female 63.1%
Age (mean) (yr) 45.3
MCD
 Yes 5
 No 136
HHT mutation
 Endoglin 35.4%
ALK 1a 27.7%
SMAD4a 2.8%
RASA1 0.7%
 Negative × 5 15.6%
 Unknown/not tested 17.7%
AVMs
 Brain AVM 12.0%
 Brain AVM (possible) 2.8%
 Pulmonary AVM (macroscopic)b 43.3%
 Pulmonary AVM (microscopic)b 32.6%
 Spinal AVM 0.7%
 Brain vascular malformations
 Developmental venous anomaly 14.9%
 Capillary vascular malformation, definite 1.4%
 Capillary vascular malformation, possible 4.3%
Curacao category
 Definite HHT 79.4%
 Possible or suspected HHT 12.1%
 Probable 4.3%
 Unlikely 4.3%

aALK1 includes 2 variants of unknown significance; SMAD4 includes 1 variant of unknown significance.

bPulmonary AVMs were defined as macroscopic if they were definitely visible on a CT scan and microscopic if contrast echocardiography showed a Grade 1 or greater delayed shunt and the CT findings were negative.