ALLMedicine™ Von Willebrand Disease Center

Apr 29th, 2021 - Although Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most common heritable bleeding disorder, there are limited reports regarding the safety of neuraxial anesthesia in the obstetric population and no definitive guidelines specifying recommended pretreatme...

Apr 24th, 2021 - von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large adhesive multimeric protein involved in hemostasis. The larger the size (or number of VWF multimers), the greater the functionality of the protein. A deficiency or defect of VWF can lead to von Willebrand dis...

Apr 21st, 2021 - The ISTH Bleeding Assessment Tool (ISTH-BAT) has been validated for clinical screening of suspected von Willebrand disease (VWD) and for bleeding prediction. Recently it has been validated for subjects with inherited platelet disorders (IPD) (BAT-...

Apr 20th, 2021 - Data on infants and toddlers (ITs) with von Willebrand disease (VWD) are lacking. We used data collected in the US Hemophilia Treatment Center Network (USHTCN) to describe birth characteristics, bleeding episodes, and complications experienced by ...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Although von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, there are only a few published reports of ocular complications. To our knowledge, this is the first case of peripheral retinal ischemia and retinal neovascularization ...

Feb 15th, 2018 - The prevalence of bleeding disorders, notably von Willebrand disease (vWD), among adult women with objectively documented menorrhagia is consistently reported to be 10% to 20% and is even higher in adolescents presenting with menorrhagia. Diagnost...

Jun 8th, 2009 - von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common hereditary bleeding disorder affecting both males and females. It arises from quantitative or qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and causes bleeding of mucous membranes and soft tissu...

May 5th, 2009 - Von Willebrand factor (VWF) mediates blood platelet adhesion and accumulation at sites of blood vessel injury, and also carries coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) that is important for generating procoagulant activity. Von Willebrand disease (VWD), t...

Jul 21st, 2008 - von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a common autosomally inherited bleeding disorder associated with mucosal or trauma-related bleeding in affected individuals. VWD results from a quantitative or qualitative deficiency of von Willebrand factor (VWF), ...

Mar 4th, 2008 - von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a commonly encountered inherited bleeding disorder affecting both males and females, causing mucous membrane and skin bleeding symptoms, and bleeding with surgical or other haemostatic challenges. VWD may be disprop...

Apr 29th, 2021 - Although Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most common heritable bleeding disorder, there are limited reports regarding the safety of neuraxial anesthesia in the obstetric population and no definitive guidelines specifying recommended pretreatme...

Apr 24th, 2021 - von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large adhesive multimeric protein involved in hemostasis. The larger the size (or number of VWF multimers), the greater the functionality of the protein. A deficiency or defect of VWF can lead to von Willebrand dis...

Apr 21st, 2021 - The ISTH Bleeding Assessment Tool (ISTH-BAT) has been validated for clinical screening of suspected von Willebrand disease (VWD) and for bleeding prediction. Recently it has been validated for subjects with inherited platelet disorders (IPD) (BAT-...

Apr 20th, 2021 - Data on infants and toddlers (ITs) with von Willebrand disease (VWD) are lacking. We used data collected in the US Hemophilia Treatment Center Network (USHTCN) to describe birth characteristics, bleeding episodes, and complications experienced by ...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Although von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, there are only a few published reports of ocular complications. To our knowledge, this is the first case of peripheral retinal ischemia and retinal neovascularization ...

Jul 10th, 2019 - Bleeding disorders are conditions in which an individual's blood does not properly clot. Although hemophilia is perhaps the most well-known bleeding disorder, it is somewhat rare. Although it is typically less severe than other similar conditions,...

Jul 10th, 2019 - Bleeding disorders are conditions in which an individual's blood does not properly clot. Although hemophilia is perhaps the most well-known bleeding disorder, it is somewhat rare. Although it is typically less severe than other similar conditions,...

Jun 13th, 2019 - Only a limited number of patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) are likely to require treatment with von Willebrand factor (VWF) concentrates, according to results from a retrospective analysis. The retrospective, single-center study sought to.

Jun 13th, 2019 - Undergoing hepatectomy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with von Willebrand disease or hemophilia A was found to be safe through the use of appropriate von Willebrand factor concentrate or recombinant factor VIII therapy,.

May 8th, 2019 - Researchers have identified several risk factors associated with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in adult patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD), based on findings from a retrospective analysis. “[We] evaluated prevalence and risk factors of GI.