Compositions and methods for preventing injury during or resulting from cardiac surgery
AssigneeMor Research Applications Ltd.
InventorDan Abrahamov
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating damage inflicted by use of a cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB) machine, particularly excessive bleeding and multi organ failure, by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT).
Claims15
A method for preventing injury during or resulting from cardiac surgery in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject 3 to 5 hours prior to start of a cardiac surgery a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT-1), thereby preventing injury during or resulting from cardiac surgery in a subject.
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