Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is an adverse obstetrical outcome and a leading cause of global maternal morbidity and mortality. PPH is associated with repeat hospital admissions, ischemic organ injury and...
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The institution's Research Patient Data Registry was searched for patients with vWD hospitalized for delivery between January 1, 2000 and January 2, 2019. Data extracted from patient records included:...
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Bone health is crucial for the health and well‐being of every individual. About 1.5 million individuals in the United States suffer from osteoporosis‐related fractures every year and it has...
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Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large multimeric plasma glycoprotein involved in primary hemostasis (adhesion of platelets to subendothelium after vascular injury and platelet aggregation) which acts as the carrier of coagulation factor VIII, which is necessary for the clotting cascade, thus preventing its degradation. The quantitative or qualitative defect of VWF causes von Willebrand disease (VWD), which is the most common inherited bleeding disorder...
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