Meeting
Abstract Number: 545
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 85 year old female was admitted on account of lethargy and decreased oral intake for the previous week, and evidence of anemia. She had undergone a transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) 5 months prior for her management of her severe aortic valve stenosis. Additionally, she suffered from recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding due to arteriovenous malformations, [...]
Abstract Number: 807
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Heyde syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by the triad of aortic stenosis (AS), gastrointestinal bleeding, and acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS). The pathophysiology of AVWS in Heyde syndrome is thought to be due to the increased circulatory shear forces resulting from AS, leading to cleavage of large VWF multimers and loss [...]