Bleeding prophylaxis for von Willebrand disease

Von Willebrand’s disease is predominantly inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is the most common hereditary cause of a bleeding tendency. It is caused by a quantitative and/or qualitative defect in the von Willebrand factor. The classification into subtypes is important, as this results in different therapeutic consequences. On the occasion of this year’s congress of the European Association of Hematology (EHA) a case series of patients with von Willebrand disease type 3 was presented.