Aortic valve replacement in a patient with von Willebrand's disease.
Few cases have been reported to date of cardiac surgery performed on patients with von Willebrand's disease. This report details the management of such a patient, who underwent aortic valve replacement for severe calcific aortic stenosis.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D005169:Factor VIII