Novel simulation method predicts blood flow conditions behind von Willebrand disease

(Lehigh University) For the first time, researchers can quantitatively predict blood flow conditions that likely cause pathological behavior of the human blood protein von Willebrand factor. Predictions from this new method of simulation, developed at Lehigh University, can be used to optimize the design of left ventricular assist devices used in heart failure patients. It could also improve diagnosis and treatment of von Willebrand disease, the most common inherited bleeding disorder in the U.S. (per CDC).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news