Tag Frank W. Dupont

Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid (Amicar)

Uses EACA is a hemostatic agent used in the treatment of hyperfibrinolysis associated with excessive bleeding. Indications: Fibrinolytic bleeding associated with surgical complications following heart surgery (with or without CPB) and portacaval shunt; surgical hematuria (following prostatectomy and nephrectomy) or…

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Risk DCM is a largely irreversible form of heart muscle disease, with an estimated prevalence of 1:2500; it is the third most common cause of CHF and most frequent cause for heart transplantation. DCM leads to progressive CHF, ventricular and…