» KCPW Radio program
Dr. James Carlisle of University Health Care talks about genetic blood
vessel disorders, including Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
(HHT). UHC is home to one of only eight U.S. Centers of Excellence
treating HHT. Utah County lawyer Charles Abbott, newly-elected
president of the HHT Foundation, joins the conversation.
Click the Play icon or download the mp3 file directly to listen to the radio program
download the mp3 audio file
Salt Lake Tribune: Potentially deadly malady stalks family
Tangled blood vessels
Potentially deadly malady stalks family
Few
doctors ask the right questions, say those who try to help public
By Carey Hamilton
Growing up, Charles Abbott watched his father endure severe nosebleeds
that often landed him in the hospital. At age 10, he also started
getting them.
The family had no idea then that the nosebleeds were a clue they were
passing down a potentially deadly genetic blood-vessel disorder called
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or HHT … [Continue reading the full story]
