Table 2– Homogeneity of study population
St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the NetherlandsMaggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy
Persons497 (64.4)275 (35.6)
Age years mean±sd44.8±15.546.6±15.2
Sex
 Females296 (59.6)153 (55.6)
 Males201 (40.4)122 (44.4)
HHT
 Definite428 (86.1)260 (94.5)
 Possible69 (13.9)15 (5.5)
 Genetic testing
  HHT1177 (35.6)47 (17.1)
  HHT2208 (41.9)97 (35.3)
  SMAD49 (1.8)1 (0.4)
  Unknown#103 (20.7)130 (47.2)
Pulmonary shunt on TTCE
 No shunt196 (39.4)66 (24.0)
 Grade 1109 (21.9)92 (33.5)
 Grade 276 (15.3)74 (26.9)
 Grade 3116 (23.4)43 (15.6)
PAVM on chest CT158 (31.8)90 (32.7)
Transcatheter embolotherapy performed n/N (%)92/158 (58.2)69/90 (76.7)
  • Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated. HHT: hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia; TTCE: transthoracic contrast echocardiography; PAVM: pulmonary arteriovenous malformation; CT: computed tomography. #: unknown family mutation or genetic testing not performed.