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Iowa Trasylol Heart Surgery Side Effects
Trasylol Heart Surgery Risks
Bayer's Trasylol heart surgery side effects have recently been linked to an increased rate of kidney failure, heart attack, and
death in the five years following a patient undergoing open heart surgery (bypass surgery).
In 1993 the FDA approved Aprotinin (marketed as Trasylol). Aprotinin is manufactured by Bayer under the brand name Trasylol.
Heart surgery side effects evidence related to the drug are increasing. Over the past several years Trasylol sales have continued to
increase, with 2006 sales projected in excess of $600 million. Many Iowa heart surgery patients were given Trasylol during their bypass surgery.
Most Iowa heart surgery patients are unaware if they were given Trasylol during their bypass surgery.
The decision to use aprotinin (Trasylol) was made by their treating physician.
Iowa Trasylol attorneys can help you find out if Trasylol was used during your bypass surgery.
Trasylol Linked to Heart Attacks and Kidney Failure
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study in 2006 which reported an association of Trasylol with increased risk of
developing Trasylol kidney failure, myocardial infarction, heart failure or stroke in patients undergoing bypass heart surgery.
Trasylol Open Heart Surgery Iowa
Aprotinin (Trasylol) affects the way in which blood clots. It is given to patients who are having open heart surgery.
One of the most serious complications for Iowa heart surgery patients is excessive bleeding. Trasylol is primarily used during repeat coronary
artery bypass surgery to reduce the amount of bleeding both during and after surgery. The amount of blood transfusion required is reduced by
using clotting medications such as Trasylol. Iowa attorneys are able to help if you have suffered from side effects following your surgery.
Alternative Trasylol Heart Surgery Drugs Available
The (NEJM) study concluded that 2 other generic drugs are available that are safer and less expensive than Trasylol.
- Trasylol cost per dose is $1,300
- The generic Amicar cost per dose is $11
- The generic Cyklokapron cost per dose is $44
Neither of the generic drugs was associated with increased risk of kidney failure, heart attack or stroke.
Trasylol Iowa Heart Surgery and Heart Failure Warnings
The Federal Drug Administration’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drug Advisory Committee met on September 21, 2006 to review recent data regarding the
safety of the Trasylol heart surgery drug. On September 29, 2006, the FDA issued a public health advisory stating that it had learned Bayer Pharmaceuticals
failed to disclose a study that it had conducted involving 67,000 patients undergoing heart surgery. Preliminary analysis of this study suggested that Trasylol
use was linked with risk for congestive heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and death. Bayer did not disclose this study during the September 21, 2006
Advisory Committee meeting.
If you or a loved one have had open heart surgery and then experienced Trasylol heart failure, stroke, or kidney failure you may be able to file a Trasylol lawsuit.
A Trasylol Iowa attorney can help evaluate your claim.
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