Monday, November 08, 2010

Aortic stenosis and intestinal angiodysplasia (Heyde Syndrome): Fact or myth?

Although the subject of controversy, the association is probably real. Moreover, AS appears to cause a coagulopathy resembling vWD-2a.


Via the Clinical Correlations blog.
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous3:52 AM

    I had seen one case with Severe ASA and thrombocyopenia.
    She had Minor GI bleeding.
    I lost contact now.
    HoWever, I read this syndrome was first described in NEJM in ~ 1950. The coagulopathy is called secondary Von Willebrand syndrome or type II.
    Regards

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