Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in children with patent ductus arteriosus
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Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in children with patent ductus arteriosus.
Since acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) was first described in 1968, approximately 270 cases have been reported in the literature. In 12% of these cases AVWS was secondary to cardiovascular disorders. Only two of these reports dealt with children. 3 Gill and colleagues reported on 12 patients with non-cyanotic heart defects (atrial and ventricular septal defects, aortic stenosis) and abno...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-0769
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.1.87