News Focus
News Focus
icon url

go seek

06/27/08 10:08 PM

#12272 RE: jessellivermore #12264

yes, i thot plasma was given for HR...
to bring up antithrombin levels.

that is why i mentioned the pricing issue / concern.

is not plasma effective for HD?
understand the greater safety risk w/ plasma vs recombinant AT3






"Ninety percent of this game is half mental." Yogi Berra
icon url

DewDiligence

06/29/08 6:56 PM

#12299 RE: jessellivermore #12264

>Does fresh and fresh frozen plasma enter this equation????<

If you’re asking whether whole plasma (fresh or frozen) can supply enough AT to overcome HR without AT supplementation, I would think the answer is No except in the mildest cases. But I will defer to any docs who have first-hand information on this.


Let’s talk biotech!
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be
the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated
in any area of human knowledge!”