General Internal Medicine

Von Willebrand

Questions discussed in this category

How do you interpret a low VWF activity/antigen ratio, when both activity and antigen levels are above 50%?

E.g. Normal F8, VWF activity ~50%, VWF antigen ~100%, ratio 0.5 sent in a patient with positive bleeding history Is there any clinical significance t...

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What is the optimal management of a patient needing surgical clearance for a knee replacement with VWF Ag and factor VIII between 40-50 and no bleeding history?

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In a patient with a bleeding disorder, how would one approach anticoagulation during active COVID infection?

Bleeding disorder such as vWD

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How would you manage a patient with acquired von Willebrand disease who requires DAPT for arterial disease?

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Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2018 Dec 21

How I treat low von Willebrand factor levels.

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