What Is Von Willebrand Disease?
Von Willebrand disease is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of von Willebrand
factor (VWF).
To understand this disease, you need to understand a little bit about how blood clotting works. Platelets are circulating blood cells that have the job of clumping together and plugging broken blood vessels to stop bleeding. VWF is responsible for helping platelets clump (clot) together. If VWF is low or absent in your body, the platelets cannot clump properly. This leads to prolonged bleeding.
Von Willebrand disease is fairly rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease affects (at most) 1 percent of the general population (CDC, 2011).
factor (VWF).
To understand this disease, you need to understand a little bit about how blood clotting works. Platelets are circulating blood cells that have the job of clumping together and plugging broken blood vessels to stop bleeding. VWF is responsible for helping platelets clump (clot) together. If VWF is low or absent in your body, the platelets cannot clump properly. This leads to prolonged bleeding.
Von Willebrand disease is fairly rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease affects (at most) 1 percent of the general population (CDC, 2011).
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