Severe Aortic Stenosis and Acquired Von Willebrand´s Disease: The Impact of Desmopressin in Valve-Replacement Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Acquired Von Willebrand disease (type 2A) has been described in patients with severe aortic
stenosis, the association of aortic stenosis and Digestive bleeding due to this phenomena has
received the name of Heye´s syndrome.
We propose that administering Desmopressin (DDAVP) in patients scheduled to aortic valve
replacement surgery will reduce blood loss and transfusion rate.
this was a pilot study