Heart Bypass surgery is a surgical procedure to reduce chest pain of the heart muscle, due to stress on the hearts blood vessels, and to reduce the threat of coronary artery disease. A heart bypass typically involves taking a vein or artery graft from other places in the body, such as from the leg, and using it in the heart to bypass contraction and help blood supply circulate to the heart muscle. By no means at all is a heart bypass surgery something to be taken lightly for usually the heart is stopped when performing the procedure. When determining the severity of the bypass, a classification of the number of veins and or arteries is used. For example, a single vein or artery that is used is called a single bypass and if two veins and or arteries are used, it is called a double bypass and so on.
Heart bypass surgeries done from the mid 90’s till 2007 used the drug Trasylol to control bleeding among its patients undergoing the procedure. Trasylol was relatively expensive and was used in over 200,000 surgeries. However, it was found that Trasylol was linked to kidney failure, heart problems, and strokes resulting in death. The most concerning part of this whole ordeal is that Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Trasylol, did their own study which proved that these negative side effects were linked to the use of Trasylol. The horrendous part is that Bayer did not give this information to the FDA in one of their meetings. Therefore Bayer could have stopped thousands of people from using their product; they could have saved thousands of lives. It was also found that using Trasylol increased the likelihood to 50% that the patient would die in five years following the use of Trasylol than if the patient used another comparative drug. Another issue with Trasylol is that it costs $1300 per dosage compared to $45 per dosage of another comparative drug. Not only is Bayer increasing patient’s risk of death by 50%, but they are also emptying their wallets. Wouldn’t you rather have a 50% less risk of dying and $1,255 in your pocket, than the alternative? Yes? I thought so.
It is estimated that over 20,000 deaths could have been avoided if Trasylol was not administered in heart bypass surgeries. Also if you do the math, $25,100,000 would have stayed in the hands of individuals instead of going to the pharmaceutical giant, Bayer. Maybe this lack of $25 mill is something that has contributed to our depleting economy. If the $25 mill was in our pockets today, it would give us a good start to salvaging our economy. So that is exactly what we intend to do. Trasylol lawsuits are becoming prevalent all over the nation, in which people are taking a stand that we will not be victims of this drug and this pharmaceutical company. Hiring a Trasylol attorney will enable you to get back money that you or a family member incurred while dealing with the debilitating effects of this malicious drug
Heart Bypass surgery is a very invasive surgery that optimistically is very common and has a very high survival rate. Nonetheless heart bypass surgery has many risks involved including kidney complications. Heart bypass surgery is needed when someone’s arteries form to be hard and or are clogged. Arteries become clogged when a person eats a very poor diet including foods high in fat and cholesterol. The obesity rate in the United States is very high so no wonder why heart bypass surgeries are common. Heart bypass surgery involves taking viable arteries from other viable in places in the body such as the leg. Heart bypass surgery has been directly linked to cause kidney failure in recent years due to a certain drug called Trasylol. Trasylol manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals has been directly attributed to cause kidney failure resulting in death. Bayer pharmaceuticals have made some unethical moves in response to the study they did on the affects of Trasylol. They did not release their resulting proving that heart bypass surgery that incorporated the use of Trasylol produces kidney failure. Since Bayer did not release their study, thousands of people have died because of it. It is time for Bayer Pharmaceuticals to own up to their actions and make right what the have done wrong.
Trasylol was supposed to be one of Bayer’s top producing drugs that allowed doctors to perform heart bypass surgery without any complications regarding blood. However, this proved not to be the case in which Trasylol is the reason for thousands of deaths. Trasylol also costs one thousand dollars per dosage compared to fifty dollars per dosage for other comparable drugs. Why then did doctors and hospitals predominately use Trasylol instead of a cheaper comparable drug? Since the medical industry is based significantly on reputation, people tend to trust those who have good credibility. However, when credibility is based on lies it is hard to rust anyone in the medical industry despite their history.
Heart Bypass surgery is a type of procedure that 1 in 7 will need a heart bypass surgery therefore it is imperative for the drugs used in this type of surgery to be reputable. Bayer’s moves as a pharmaceutical company have affected the economy more than they might know. Since the amount of claims filed, lawsuits being tried, and settlements being issued, the general economy has suffered tremendously. This is because insurance rates will increase making people who have no connection to the travesty are paying for it. Insurance companies are also feeling the brunt two fold because they have to pay out large settlements to the victims of Trasylol, while also not being able to raise the insurance rate for doctors because of the recent freeze. If you or a loved one has seen these negative side effects from Trasylol firsthand, contact a Trasylol attorney as soon as possible. For there may be time limitations on your product liability case causing you to miss out on a potential settlement.
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