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J Clin Med
August 2024
Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Heyde's syndrome (HS) represents an association between aortic stenosis and intestinal angiodysplasias, and it has been demonstrated that acquired von Willebrand disease plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of this syndrome. In patients with HS, von Willebrand factor deficiency represents an additional risk factor, further contributing to the risk of bleeding and anemia. We present the case of an 86-year-old patient diagnosed with HS and von Willebrand deficiency in 2018.
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May 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560017 India.
Unlabelled: Heyde's syndrome is described as angio-dysplastic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in elderly patients with degenerative severe calcific aortic stenosis (AS), resulting in anaemia. It was first reported by Edward C. Heyde in 1958 and thus carried his name.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Case Rep
July 2022
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Monash Health Clayton Victoria Australia.
We present a case report of a 59-year-old woman with multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumors as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. She initially presented with recurrent iron deficiency anemia and subsequent gastrointestinal bleeding over 10 years. An initial angiodysplastic lesion was identified, treated, and spot tattooed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCureus
June 2022
Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, USA.
J Clin Transl Res
June 2022
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Background: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is characterized by angiodysplastic lesions and is a rare form of gastrointestinal bleeding. Given the multiple patterns, GAVE can be misclassified.
Aim: We analyzed the misclassification of GAVE among patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
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