Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
Part 1:
NHLBI Diagnosis Guidelines
Introduction & Clinical Assessment Recommendations
VWD NHLBI Guidelines (2008) Initial Patient Evaluation — History
May 2011
Scoring systems for quantifying the bleeding history, and analyzing the probability of having a bleeding disorder such as VWD, are evolving as research tools, and this slide identifies several recent studies. However, these bleeding history scoring studies were mainly of defined populations such as persons with an identified bleeding condition like VWD. Studies of more general populations are evolving.
Initial Patient Evaluation History |
Jump to section:
- Introduction
- Objectives — Part 1
- VWF Biology
- VWF and Normal Hemostasis1
- VWF Structure and Domains1
- VWD Classification — ISTH1,2
- VWD: Prevalence, Inheritance, Symptoms
- Disorders Pathophysiologically Associated with Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome (AVWS)3
- VWD NHLBI Guidelines — Background
- NHLBI VWD Expert Panel
- Methodology
- Methodology
- Overall Outcome / Results
- Initial Clinical Evaluation for VWD or Other Bleeding Disorders1
- Common Bleeding Symptoms of Healthy Persons vs. VWD Patients1
- VWD NHLBI Guidelines (2008)1Initial Patient Evaluation — History4
- VWD NHLBI Guidelines (2008) Initial Patient Evaluation — History
- Initial Patient Evaluation — History
- VWD NHLBI Guidelines (2008)
- References
- Questions?


