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Heart Bypass Surgery Becomes A Loophole To Kidney Failure
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.
