Table 1

Blood results that enabled a diagnosis of AVWS

ResultsPatient valueReference value
Prothrombin time (s)11.59.5–12
International normalised ratio1.223–32
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)4023–32
APTT ratio1.5
VWF antigen (IU/mL)<0.020.5–2
VWF Ristocetin Cofactor (IU/mL)0.090.5–2
Factor VIII (IU/mL)1.780.50–2.00
IgG (g/L)4.036.0–16.0
IgA (g/L)0.780.8–4.0
IgM (g/L)0.100.4–2.0
  • AVWS, acquired von Willebrand syndrome; VWF, von Willebrand factor.