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Recombinant Factor VIIa for Refractory Bleeding Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Jeremy D. Flynn, Mehrnaz Pajoumand, Phillip C. Camp, M. Salik Jahania, Chand Ramaiah, Wendell S. Akers

Annals of Pharmacotherapy · 2004 · 23 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

rFVIIa appears to be a viable option as rescue therapy for treatment of refractory bleeding following orthotopic heart transplantation. Despite the anecdotal success of rFVIIa in this setting, further clinical research is needed.

References

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An Effective Treatment of Severe Intractable Bleeding After Valve Repair by One Single Dose of Activated Recombinant Factor VII

Herman G. D. Hendriks, Joost M. van der Maaten, Joost de Wolf et al. · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2001 · 145 citations

Recombinant factor viia for control of hemorrhage: early experience in critically ill trauma patients

Richard P. Dutton, John R. Hess, Thomas M. Scalea · Journal of Clinical Anesthesia · 2003 · 141 citations

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Recombinant Activated Factor VII for the Rapid Correction of Coagulopathy in Nonhemophilic Neurosurgical Patients

Paul Park, Matthew E. Fewel, Hugh Garton et al. · Neurosurgery · 2003 · 135 citations

An Effective Treatment of Severe Intractable Bleeding After Valve Repair by One Single Dose of Activated Recombinant Factor VII

Herman G. D. Hendriks, Joost M. van der Maaten, Joost de Wolf et al. · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2001 · 95 citations

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Successful treatment of refractory bleeding with recombinant factor VIIa after redo coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Christian von Heymann, Holger Hotz, Wolfgang Konertz et al. · Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia · 2002 · 68 citations

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