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Table 1 Patient demographics, rFVIIa dose, mortality and thrombo-embolic complications

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

Pt

Sex

Age (yrs)

1st Dose (mg)

2nd Dose (mg)

3rd Dose (mg)

Total rFVIIa (μg/kg)

Procedure*

Death

Cause of Death

TE episode

Associated Risk Factors

1

M

51

7.2

4.8

-

143

VAD to OHT

Y

Graft Failure

N

N

2

M

53

2.4

-

-

24

VAD to OHT

N

-

N

N

3

M

42

2.4

-

-

36

VAD

N

-

Y (ATΨ)

N

4

M

52

4.8

4.8

-

77

VAD to OHT

Y

CVA** (embolic)

Y

Atherosclerosis

5

M

61

2.4

1.2

-

36

VAD

N

-

N

HIT^

6

M

64

4.8

-

-

72

VAD to OHT

N

-

N

N

7

M

62

4.8

-

-

56

VAD to OHT

N

-

Y (DVT)Â¥

N

8

M

53

2.4

2.4

1.2

80

VAD

Y

CVA (air embolism)

?

N

9

M

57

2.4

2.4

1.2

71

OHT

N

-

N

N

10

M

53

4.8

-

-

48

VAD to OHT

N

-

N

N

11

F

38

1.2

1.2

-

32

VAD to OHT

N

-

N

N

12

F

51

2.4

6

6

189

VAD

Y

CVA (embolic)

Y

HIT^

13

F

67

4.8

2.4

-

109

VAD

Y

Heart Failure

N

Y (Multiorgan failure), ABIOMED#

14

F

46

4.8

4.8

1.2

150

VAD to OHT

N

-

N

N

15

M

49

4.8

-

-

49

VAD to OHT

N

-

N

N

  1. *VAD = ventricular assist device, OHT = orthotopic heart transplant
  2. **CVA = cerebro-vascular accident
  3. €TE = thrombo-embolic
  4. ΨAT = Right lower extremity arterial thrombus
  5. ¥DVT = Deep vein thrombosis
  6. ^HIT = Heparin induced thrombocytopenia, #ABIOMED = ABIOMED Left Ventricular Assist Device