Pathophysiology of bleeding diathesis in haemophilia-A: A sequential and critical appraisal of non-FVIII related haemostatic dysfunctions and their therapeutic implications
Haemophilia-A is characterized by deficiency of FVIII, but the bleeding diathesis is not a mere reflection low FVIII activity.The pathophysiology of haemophilic bleeding diathesis is a complex interplay between defective procoagulant function and up-regulated fibrinolysis.Moreover, haemophilic bleeding diathesis is frequently compounded by treatmen