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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583361803321

Autore

Hedner U (Ulla)

Titolo

Treating life-threatening bleedings : development of recombinant coagulation factor VIIa / / Ulla Hedner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017

ISBN

0-12-812440-7

0-12-812439-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 pages)

Disciplina

612.115

Soggetti

Blood coagulation factors

Blood coagulation factor VIII

Blood coagulation disorders - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Classical bleeding disease -- My encounter with hemophilia -- The first years at novo nordisk -- The development of recombinant FVIIa -- The futher use and development of rFVIIa -- Legal issues regarding the use of rFVIIa in hemophilia patients with inhibitors -- Treatment with rFVIIa in MalmoĢˆ --Mechanism of action and dosage -- The continued development of rFVIIa during the 2000s -- Three different descriptions of how rFVIIa was developed -- Some final remarks.