The inherited platelet disorders are an uncommon cause of symptomatic bleeding. They
may be difficult to diagnose (and are likely to be under‐diagnosed) and pose problems in …

Introduction von Willebrand disease (VWD) is one of the most common inherited bleeding
disorders, with a prevalence of symptomatic disease of; 1 in 10 000. Given the complexity of …

von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a commonly encountered inherited bleeding disorder
affecting both males and females, causing mucous membrane and skin bleeding symptoms …

The guideline writing group was selected to be representative of UK‐based medical experts.
MEDLINE was systematically searched for publications in English up to the Summer of 2010 …

The PFA-100 (platelet function analyzer) is a relatively new tool for the investigation of
primary hemostasis. This article reviews the history of the PFA-100 and details its clinical …

Platelets play a major role in hemostasis as ppwell as in many other physiological and
pathological processes. Accordingly, production of about 1011 platelet per day as well as …

Summary Background: Closure time (CT), measured by platelet function analyzer (PFA‐
100®) device, is now available to the clinical laboratory as a possible alternative or …

The gynaecological and obstetric management of women with inherited coagulation
disorders requires close collaboration between obstetrician/gynaecologists and …

Abstract Background and Objectives Mucocutaneous bleeding (MCB) is the main
expression of inherited disorders of primary hemostasis. However, the relative prevalence of …

Background: Diagnosis of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) remains challenging.
Diagnostic algorithms suggest the use of factor VIII (FVIII: C), von Willebrand factor antigen …