- About this Module
- Co-Editors Welcome
- Introduction
- The History of VWD
- Definitions & Classification
- Pathophysiology
- Evolutionary Medicine
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Special Situations in VWD
- Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome
- Longitudinal Care
- Patient Resources
- Clinician Communication
- Humanities, Meaning & Experience
- Journal Club
- Review Library
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Beyond the Guidelines
- Clinical Cases
- Media Library
A Moving Target: Low VWF versus Type 1 von Willebrand Disease
How a level that drifts with age, pregnancy, and the definition itself makes a poor master, and how even desmopressin, the treatment, carries its own risk.
One Missing Protein, Two Failing Systems: Type 3 von Willebrand Disease
When von Willebrand factor is nearly absent, the platelet loses its anchor and factor VIII loses its protector, and even the vessel wall grows restless.
A Bleed With No History: Reasoning a Path to Type 2M von Willebrand Disease
When von Willebrand factor is present in a normal amount and normally assembled, yet still cannot grip the platelet.
When VWF Cannot Protect Factor VIII
Delivery and delayed postpartum hemorrhage in type 2N von Willebrand disease
What Happens When the Hemostatic Plan Is Missed
Postoperative bleeding, rescue therapy, and prevention in type 2B von Willebrand disease
When an Abnormal Test Is Not Enough
Reconsidering the diagnosis of von Willebrand disease during pregnancy
When Bleeding Reveals an Acquired Hemostatic Disorder
Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in Waldenström macroglobulinemia