DOI: 10.12890/2019_001137

Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome and Chronic Anaemia: A Different Diagnostic Approach

Authors

  • Nuno Zarcos Palma Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Mariana da Cruz Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Gisela Evaristo Vasconcelos Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Vitor Fagundes Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Lindora Pires Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Mari Mesquita Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal

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Keywords

Heyde’s syndrome, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, acquired von Willebrand syndrome, angiodysplasia, anemia

Abstract

Heyde’s syndrome is a form of acquired von Willebrand syndrome that consists of bleeding from intestinal angiodysplasia in the presence of aortic stenosis (AS). An association with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rather than AS, by a similar mechanism has also been described. We report the case of a 78-year-old woman with chronic anaemia and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in whom intestinal angiodysplasia with active bleeding was identified by an unconventional method. In this case, the authors describe a different approach to reach the correct diagnosis.

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Published

2019-06-10

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 6 (2019)

How to Cite

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Zarcos Palma N, da Cruz M, Vasconcelos GE, Fagundes V, Pires L, Mesquita M. Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome and Chronic Anaemia: A Different Diagnostic Approach. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 10 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];6(6). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1137

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