Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Aortic Stenosis
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Aortic Stenosis
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Some patients with aortic stenosis have a bleeding tendency that may result, as this study shows, from an acquired form of von Willebrand syndrome. High shear forces at the stenotic valve change the shape of the von Willebrand protein, resulting in proteolysis, loss of the largest multimers, and reduction in platelet adhesion to the vascular endoth...
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Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Aortic Stenosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73511756
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73511756
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa022831
