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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Long-term use of somatostatin analogs for chronic gastrointestinal bleeding in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Raquel Torres-Iglesias, José María Mora-Luján, Adriana Iriarte, Pau Cerdà, Esther Alba, Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Corral, Ana Berrozpe, Francesc Cruellas, Enric Gamundí, Jesús Ribas and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Raquel Torres-IglesiasHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
José María Mora-LujánHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Adriana IriarteHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Pau CerdàHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Esther AlbaHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Miguel Ángel Sánchez-CorralHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Ana BerrozpeBellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.
Francesc CruellasHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Enric GamundíHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Jesús RibasHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Jose CastelloteHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Antoni Riera-MestreHHT Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge University Hospital · ESInstitut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge · ES

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Abstract

Background: Chronic bleeding due to gastrointestinal (GI) involvement in patients with hemorrhagic hereditary telangiectasia (HHT) can provoke severe anemia with high red blood cells (RBC) transfusion requirements. However, the evidence about how to deal with these patients is scarce. We aimed to assess the long-term efficacy and safety of somatostatin analogs (SA) for anemia management in HHT patients with GI involvement. Methods: This is a prospective observational study including patients with HHT and GI involvement attended at a referral center. SA were considered for those patients with chronic anemia. Anemia-related variables were compared in patients receiving SA before and during treatment. Patients receiving SA were divided into responders (patients with minimal hemoglobin levels improvement >10 g/L and maintaining hemoglobin levels ≥80 g/L during treatment), and non-responders. Adverse effects during follow-up were collected. Results: Among 119 HHT patients with GI involvement, 67 (56.3%) received SA. These patients showed lower minimal hemoglobin levels (73 [60-87] vs. 99 [70.2-122.5], Conclusion: SA can be considered a long-term effective and safe option for anemia management in HHT patients with GI bleeding. Older age is associated with poorer response.

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anemiagastrointestinal bleedinghereditary hemorrhagic telangectasiarare diseasessomatostatin analogs

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