Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with suspected hereditary von Willebrand disease and severe gastrointestinal bleeding – a case report

von Willebrand disease is the most common hereditary coagulopathy and is characterised by a deficiency in the quantity or quality of the von Willebrand factor. Heyde Syndrome, in contrast, is an acquired form of von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) due to calcific aortic valve stenosis, characterised by gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia.A 73-year-old patient presented with severe gastrointestinal bleeding and stated that she suffered from...