Von Willebrand disease secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]

Overview

There are no known preventive measures for von Willebrand disease. In families with type 3 disease, genetic analysis may be useful for counseling.

Prevention

There are no known preventive measures for von Willebrand disease.
In families with type 3 disease, genetic analysis may be useful for counseling.^[1]

References

↑ Batlle J, Pérez-Rodríguez A, Corrales I, López-Fernández MF, Rodríguez-Trillo Á, Lourés E, Cid AR, Bonanad S, Cabrera N, Moret A, Parra R, Mingot-Castellano ME, Balda I, Altisent C, Pérez-Montes R, Fisac RM, Iruín G, Herrero S, Soto I, de Rueda B, Jiménez-Yuste V, Alonso N, Vilariño D, Arija O, Campos R, Paloma MJ, Bermejo N, Toll T, Mateo J, Arribalzaga K, Marco P, Palomo Á, Sarmiento L, Iñigo B, Nieto Mdel M, Vidal R, Martínez MP, Aguinaco R, César JM, Ferreiro M, García-Frade J, Rodríguez-Huerta AM, Cuesta J, Rodríguez-González R, García-Candel F, Cornudella R, Aguilar C, Borràs N, Vidal F (2016). “Molecular and clinical profile of von Willebrand disease in Spain (PCM-EVW-ES): Proposal for a new diagnostic paradigm”. Thromb. Haemost. 115 (1): 40–50. doi:10.1160/TH15-04-0282. PMID 26245874.

Overview