Treatment of von Willebrand's disease

PM Mannucci - New England Journal of Medicine, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
Von Willebrand's disease is an inherited bleeding disorder with a prevalence as high as 1 to
2 percent in the general population, according to screening studies. However, its prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Principles of care for the diagnosis and treatment of von Willebrand disease

G Castaman, A Goodeve, J Eikenboom - Haematologica, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Von Willebrand disease is a common autosomal inherited bleeding disorder caused by
quantitative or qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor, a multi-adhesive protein that …

von Willebrand disease (VWD): evidence‐based diagnosis and management guidelines, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Expert Panel report …

WL Nichols, MB Hultin, AH James… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a commonly encountered inherited bleeding disorder
affecting both males and females, causing mucous membrane and skin bleeding symptoms …

How I treat age-related morbidities in elderly persons with hemophilia

PM Mannucci, REG Schutgens… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
In persons with hemophilia, life expectancy is now approaching that of the general male
population, at least in countries that can afford regular replacement therapy with coagulation …

von Willebrand factor to the rescue

SF De Meyer, H Deckmyn… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Abstract von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large multimeric adhesive glycoprotein with
complex roles in thrombosis and hemostasis. Abnormalities in VWF give rise to a variety of …

Von Willebrand's disease in the year 2003: towards the complete identification of gene defects for correct diagnosis and treatment

G Castaman, AB Federici, F Rodeghiero… - …, 2003 - haematologica.org
BACKGROUND: Von Willebrand's disease (VWD) is an autosomally inherited bleeding
disorder caused by a deficiency or abnormality of von Willebrand factor (VWF). VWF is a …

Pharmacokinetics and safety of a novel recombinant human von Willebrand factor manufactured with a plasma-free method: a prospective clinical trial

PM Mannucci, C Kempton, C Millar… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) combined at
a fixed ratio with recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) were investigated in 32 subjects with type 3 …

Diagnosis and treatment of von Willebrand disease and rare bleeding disorders

G Castaman, S Linari - Journal of clinical medicine, 2017 - mdpi.com
Along with haemophilia A and B, von Willebrand disease (VWD) and rare bleeding
disorders (RBDs) cover all inherited bleeding disorders of coagulation. Bleeding tendency …

Pregnancy and delivery in women with von Willebrand disease

G Castaman, PD James - European journal of haematology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Given the wide heterogeneity of phenotypes and of the underlying pathophysiological
mechanisms associated with the disorder, pregnancy and delivery in von Willebrand …

Prophylaxis in severe forms of von Willebrand's disease: results from the von Willebrand Disease Prophylaxis Network (VWD PN)

TC Abshire, AB Federici, MT Alvárez, J Bowen… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The bleeding patterns of severe von Willebrand's disease (VWD) adversely affect quality of
life, and may be life threatening. There is a presumed role for prophylaxis with VWF …