Use of activated recombinant factor VII for severe coagulopathy post ventricular assist device or orthotopic heart transplant

Use of activated recombinant factor VII for severe coagulopathy post ventricular assist device or orthotopic heart transplant

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ventricular assist devices(VAD) implantation/removal is a complex surgical procedure with perioperative bleeding complications occurring in nearly half of the cases. Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) has been used off-label t...

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Main Authors: Despotis George J, Moon Marc R, Zhang Lini, Pierce Richard A, Gandhi Manish J, Moazami Nader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/32

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