You Can’t Heyde Forever
Heyde’s syndrome describes an association between aortic stenosis and a predisposition to bleeding from intestinal angiodysplasia resulting from acquired von Willebrand disease. We present the case of an 82-year-old woman with recurrent intestinal bleeding, severe anaemia and secondary myocardial...
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doaj-432b6b72807640e888e4c36e0d06e5ba2020-11-25T01:07:59ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942018-07-0110.12890/2018_000896896You Can’t Heyde ForeverPedro Pires0Inês Costa1Alexandra Raposo2Internal Medicine Service 1.2, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, E.P.E – Lisboa, PortugalInternal Medicine Service 1.2, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, E.P.E – Lisboa, PortugalInternal Medicine Service 1.2, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, E.P.E – Lisboa, PortugalHeyde’s syndrome describes an association between aortic stenosis and a predisposition to bleeding from intestinal angiodysplasia resulting from acquired von Willebrand disease. We present the case of an 82-year-old woman with recurrent intestinal bleeding, severe anaemia and secondary myocardial infarction. Investigation identified ileal angiectasia as the source of haemorrhage. As echocardiography revealed severe aortic stenosis the patient underwent surgical valve replacement. At her 3-month follow-up, the patient reported no new bleeding episodes and her functional status had improved. This case highlights Heyde’s syndrome, an entity probably underdiagnosed despite the high prevalence of aortic stenosis and intestinal angiodysplasia in elderly patients.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/896Aortic stenosisintestinal angiodysplasiaHeyde’s syndromeacquired von Willebrand disease |
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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Heyde’s syndrome describes an association between aortic stenosis and a predisposition to bleeding from intestinal angiodysplasia resulting from acquired von Willebrand disease.
We present the case of an 82-year-old woman with recurrent intestinal bleeding, severe anaemia and secondary myocardial infarction. Investigation identified ileal angiectasia as the source of haemorrhage. As echocardiography revealed severe aortic stenosis the patient underwent surgical valve replacement. At her 3-month follow-up, the patient reported no new bleeding episodes and her functional status had improved.
This case highlights Heyde’s syndrome, an entity probably underdiagnosed despite the high prevalence of aortic stenosis and intestinal angiodysplasia in elderly patients. |
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Aortic stenosis intestinal angiodysplasia Heyde’s syndrome acquired von Willebrand disease |
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