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Thus, women with VWD should start pregnancy after being well characterized as to their type, subtype, and treatments. Women with VWD who have VWF and FVIII basal levels >30 U/dL typically normalize these levels at the end of pregnancy and specific anti-hemorrhagic prophylaxis is seldom required.
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von Willebrand disease (VWD) disproportionately affects...
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Nov 5, 2020 · During pregnancy, the hemostatic balance is changing toward a procoagulant state in order to be prepared for blood loss during delivery and the postpartum period. 4-8 This procoagulant state is caused by a physiological increase of many coagulation factors, including factor VIII (FVIII) and von Willebrand factor (VWF) with a peak shortly before giving birth. 7 The procoagulant state is also ...
- Frank W G Leebeek, Johannes Duvekot, Marieke J H A Kruip
- 2020
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May 20, 2019 · 1 INTRODUCTION. Von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most frequent autosomal inherited bleeding disorder, is caused by quantitative or qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor (VWF), an adhesive protein that binds platelets to exposed sub-endothelium and carries factor VIII (FVIII) in circulation. 1, 2 As a consequence, in addition to the defect of VWF, also FVIII, the protein deficient in ...
- Giancarlo Castaman, Paula D. James
- 2019
James AH, Jamison MG. Bleeding events and other complications during pregnancy and childbirth in women with von Willebrand disease. J Thromb Haemost. 2007;5(6):1165-1169. James AH, Konkle BA, Kouides P, et al. Postpartum von Willebrand factor levels in women with and without von Willebrand disease and implications for prophylaxis.
May 1, 2017 · During pregnancy, hormonal influences lead to an increase in vWF and clotting factors VII, VIII, and X while anticoagulant factors (such as protein S) decrease, shifting hemostasis to a procoagulant state to compensate for anticipated hemorrhage during parturition. 3 Although vWF and FVIII levels rise and peak during the third trimester, women with vWD remain at risk of early pregnancy ...
