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SUBMITTER: Brown R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642339 | biostudies-other | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis 20171001 7
: A recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) was recently approved in the United States for on-demand treatment and control of bleeding episodes in adults with von Willebrand disease (VWD). In contrast to plasma-derived VWF products available in the United States, rVWF does not contain factor VIII (FVIII). To date, there is no published experience of rVWF in clinical practice. We report the acute and prophylactic use of rVWF in a patient with VWD type 2A and severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Dos ...[more]