Vaskulárna medicína 2/2014

Heyde syndrome: etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

Heyde syndrome is a complex disorder characterized by a triad of aortic stenosis, acquired hemostatic abnormality and bleeding from intestinal angiodysplasia leading to anaemia. In this article we give an overview on etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of Heyde syndrome.

Keywords: Heyde syndrome, von Willebrand syndrome, von Willebrand factor, aortic stenosis, gastrointestinal angiodysplasia.