[HSF] Fwd: STS MEMBER ALERT: FDA Issues StatementonUseofAprotinin(Tra...

[Tony Furnary]

Hal -- you asked how many times I had been asked POST-op ("by a postop patient", to be exact).  Always has been pre-op.  i gave them the data and let them choose.  They have always chosen aprotinin.

Tony

PS -- I am staying very tuned in to this one (again).


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Tony,
  You've never been asked about aprotinin by patients?  I wish I had your patient population.  All I can say is stay tuned.

Hal
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From: "Tony Furnary" <tfurnary at starrwood.com>

Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:44:16 
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	onUseofAprotinin (Tra...


Zero times.

Use it every day.  

We investigated the claims in the original NEJM article with a database 5 times larger than Magnano's, presented our contradictory findings at the AHA 2006 and published them in circulation last month. Circulation, Sept 11, 2007; 116[suppl I] I-127-133

Thus we have continued to use it every day.  

I am however very interested in reading / reviewing the full analysis of the reuslts from this new study.


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Tony,
  How many times have you been asked by a postop patient (with a  greenish 
glint in their eye) if you gave them aprotinin?  I'm sure after  the newspapers 
pick up this latest salvo that there will be a new wave of greedy  patients 
and lawyers asking the nervous dispensers of aprotinin.   Personally, I've got 
very little exposure since I largely eliminated  it from my practice after the 
1st NEJM article.
 
Hal



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