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An autosomally inherited congenital bleeding disorder, von Willebrand disease involves a qualitative or quantitative deficiency of von Willebrand factor (vWF), a protein critical for proper platelet adhesion and protection against coagulant factor degradation.
May 15, 2024 · With proper care, women with von Willebrand disease (VWD) can have a successful pregnancy and deliver a healthy child. Close monitoring throughout pregnancy is important for women with VWD. Women with VWD are at risk for serious bleeding after delivery.
Seattle, Washington. Download PDF. H&O How common is von Willebrand disease (VWD)? JJ VWD is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, with an incidence of approximately 1 per 1000 people. It has an autosomal inheritance pattern, so men and women are equally likely to be affected.
May 20, 2019 · The variable pattern of changes observed during pregnancy of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and factor VIII (FVIII), the protein carried by VWF, prompts a careful evaluation of pregnant women with VWD to plan the most appropriate treatment at the time of parturition.
- Giancarlo Castaman, Paula D. James
- 2019
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Nov 5, 2020 · Women with inherited bleeding disorders, including carriers of hemophilia A and B, or with von Willebrand disease, have an increased risk of bleeding during pregnancy and delivery. The unborn child may also be affected by the bleeding disorder for which specific measures have to be considered.
- Frank W G Leebeek, Johannes Duvekot, Marieke J H A Kruip
- 2020
Jan 1, 2022 · von Willebrand disease (VWD) disproportionately affects women because of the potential for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), delivery complications, and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). To systematically synthesize the evidence regarding first-line management of HMB, treatment of women requiring or desiring neuraxial analgesia, and management of PPH.
Jun 7, 2022 · Von Willebrand disease (VWD), first described by Dr. Erik von Willebrand, is the most common autosomal inherited bleeding disorder.
