Medical Management of Heyde Syndrome

Cureus. 2021 Jan 7;13(1):e12551. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12551.

Abstract

Heyde syndrome is a triad of bleeding colonic angiodysplasia, aortic stenosis, and acquired coagulopathy. It is most commonly seen in the elderly between 60-80 years of age. We present a case of Heyde syndrome presenting with severe anemia secondary to bleeding angiodysplasia or arteriovenous malformations (AVM) in the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Keywords: acquired coagulopathy; acquired vwf factor deficiency; anemia; aortic stenosis; arteriovenous malformations; colonic angiodysplasia; heyde syndrome.

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  • Case Reports