Lecture 4: Von Willebrand Disease

Peter A. Kouides MD

Presentation Date:

September 26, 2024

Peter A. Kouides MD
Rochester Regional Health & University of Rochester
Medical and Research Director,
Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Treatment Center
President, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Societies of North America
Email: peter.kouides@rochesterregional.org

Von Willebrand “Disease” is actually a group of bleeding disorders. There are a range of types of vWD. The nature of the protein defect determines the inheritance pattern and clinical manifestations.

Erik Adolf von Willebrand, 1915

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