Incidence of von Willebrand disease in Denmark, 1995-2016: A cohort study.

Anne Sofie Dam LaursenThomas Bøjer RasmussenGretchen R ChiuEmily S BrouwerLone Hvitfeldt PoulsenEllen Margrethe Mikkelsen

Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2021)

These results are the first population-based estimates of VWD incidence. The incidence may be underestimated because asymptomatic individuals may not be diagnosed. The observed peak in incidence from 2002-2008 may be explained by increased medical attention, leading to more patients being diagnosed, rather than an actual increase in VWD incidence. However, overall, we observed no systematic changes in VWD incidence over the study period.

Keyphrases

risk factors
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes