Why the study?
Does the PFA-100 accurately identify von Willebrand disease?
Population
Patients being investigated for primary hemostasis disorders, specifically possible von Willebrand disorder
Design
Review
Authors
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PFA-100 may aid exclusion of severe vWD; leaves open its screening role for milder forms pending controlled studies.
Does the PFA-100 accurately identify von Willebrand disease?
The PFA-100 is a highly sensitive but non-specific screening tool for von Willebrand disease, useful for excluding severe vWD when results are normal.
Emmanuel J. Favaloro (2006) studied this question.
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