Open heart surgery is one of the most invasive surgeries performed to this day. Open heart surgery, also known as cardiac surgery, is performed by a specialized cardiac surgeon trained in the most up-to-date technological advances in medicine. Open heart surgery is performed to treat complications of heart disease ranging from congenital to valvular problems. Another reason to perform the invasive surgery is to due a heart transplant. In an open heart surgery the patient’s chest, namely the abdomen, is open allowing for easy access to the heart. A big concern in open heart surgery is the need for a bloodless motionless environment so the heart must be stopped and drained of blood. This is a big concern for obvious reasons in which the use of drugs is used to limit the amount of bleeding while in surgery.
A popular drug administered during heart surgeries manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals is called Trasylol. Trasylol was a leading drug used in heart surgeries to limit the amount of blood. Such heart surgeries include open heart, single double and triple bypasses, as well as transplants. However, Trasylol was taken off the market in November of 2007 because it was linked to cause kidney failure, heart damage, strokes, and death. The use of Trasylol was so widespread that it caused these adverse affects in over 20,000 patients. When Trasylol as taken off the market, it was discovered that Bayer had done a study in which they knew about these side affects years before it was taken off the market and never did anything about it. Bayer even attended its annual meetings with the FDA and did not report their findings
The disheartening role that Bayer pharmaceuticals played in not telling the public about Trasylol has cost the lives of thousands. Since Trasylol is a drug that is administered in
open heart surgery, the likelihood of the patients knowing what kind of drug they were administered is minimal. Thus when patients were experiencing negative side effects such as kidney failure, heart problems, and strokes, they had no idea why. Until the FDA took the drug off the market, people had no idea what Trasylol was and how it was affecting them. Patients who suffered adverse reactions to Trasylol, as well as those who have had a loved one die after being given the drug, are now in the process of filing lawsuits against Bayer, alleging the company was not honest about the risks associated with the drug
If you or a loved one has suffered from any of the possible harmful effects of Trasylol, such as kidney problems, heart attack or stroke, you may be entitled to file a legal claim against the drugs manufacturer.
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