von Willebrand Disease (VWD)

More about von Willebrand Disease

• Overview

  Though von Willebrand Disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding condition (affecting approximately 1% of the U.S. population), it is often misdiagnosed, particularly among women. Characterized by either quantitative, or qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor (VWF), a plasma protein that assists platelets as they initially adhere at sites of vascular injury, the correct diagnosis of variant VWD is essential to providing effective treatment. BloodCenter of Wisconsin, part of Versiti, is proud to offer one of the largest diagnostic menus to accurately and confidently diagnose VWD, and a streamlined reflexive algorithm for initial diagnosis.

• Approach

  Clear answers for your most complex VWD cases.

  Our von Willebrand Disease testing algorithm uses a streamlined series of tests and analyses to correctly identify the disese variant in each patient. This unique appraoch to VWD management, with one clear order, can only be found through the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.