• Int. J. Cardiol. · Aug 2007

    Letter Case Reports

    Severe aortic valve stenosis and nosebleed.

    • Johannes Schödel, Achim Obergfell, and Alexander H Maass.
    • Int. J. Cardiol. 2007 Aug 21; 120 (2): 286-7.

    AbstractAortic valve stenosis is known to be associated with loss of high molecular von Willebrand multimers. This can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with gastrointestinal angiodysplasia, the Heyde syndrome. Here we present a case of anaemia and severe epistaxis associated with acquired von Willebrand syndrome. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed no bleeding source. Calcifying aortic stenosis was confirmed by echocardiography. Loss of high molecular weight multimers of von Willebrand factor in our patient was shown by immunoblot analysis. If severe epistaxis occurs in the context of symptomatic aortic valve stenosis, it might be an additional reason to recommend valve replacement surgery to the patient.

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