[Inborn and acquired von Willebrand disease]

Hamostaseologie. 2005 Nov;25(4):367-75.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is known for its marked heterogeneity which was already recognized by von Willebrand in 1926. The basis of phenotypic differentiation are quantitative and qualitative or functional differences between the different types and subtypes of VWD. Clinical relevant facts for the practitioner on diagnosis and therapy of von Willebrand disease and von Willebrand syndrome are presented.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use
  • Hemostatics / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • von Willebrand Diseases / classification
  • von Willebrand Diseases / genetics*
  • von Willebrand Diseases / therapy*
  • von Willebrand Factor / genetics

Substances

  • Hemostatics
  • von Willebrand Factor
  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin