The Aspirin Tolerance Test in von Willebrand’s Disease

Tiziano Barbui; Francesco Rodeghiero; Enrico Dini

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1651857

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1977; 38(02): 0510-0513
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651857

Original Article

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The Aspirin Tolerance Test in von Willebrand’s Disease

Tiziano Barbui

¹Division of Haematology, Regional Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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Francesco Rodeghiero

¹Division of Haematology, Regional Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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Enrico Dini

¹Division of Haematology, Regional Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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Abstract

Summary

Opinions about the clinical value of aspirin tolerance test proposed by Quick in von Willebrand’s disease are conflicting.

The results of the present study seem to support the view that a platelet defect, induced by aspirin, causes a significant lengthening of bleeding time only in the cases with severe von Willebrand factor deficiency.

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