Acquired von Willebrand disease: With acquired (meaning, not inherited) VWD, you get the disease later on in life. Sometimes symptoms can develop due to certain underlying health conditions.

von Willebrand Disease (vWD) is one of the most common congenital bleeding disorders, affecting ~1%* of the world’s population. An accurate diagnosis can be very challenging due to the heterogeneity ...

Alphanate1 250 IU, 500 IU, 1000 IU, 1500 IU, 2000 IU lyophilized pwd for IV inj after reconstitution Adults: Pre-op: 60 VWF:RCo IU/kg, then 40–60 VWF:RCo IU/kg every 8–12hrs if needed; may ...

VWD patients experienced high disease burden with bleeding comorbidities, including anemia, heavy menstrual bleeding, nosebleeds, gastrointestinal bleeds, and joint bleeds, sometimes requiring ...

Notably, its role in assisting blood clotting is behind the symptom of excess bleeding in von Willebrand disease – an inherited genetic deficiency of vWF. In a study published in the journal ...

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Star Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing best-in-class antibodies, today ...

Additional ASH posters show real-world patient data that identify over 50,000 diagnosed and treated VWD patients in the US and highlight high disease and treatment burden with current standard of ...

The New England Hemophilia Association hosted their annual WinterFest in Rockport for kids, families, and adults who have ...