http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/11/26/avandia-heart-failure-study/ Saiontz & Kirk personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:04:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/11/26/avandia-heart-failure-study/comment-page-1/#comment-83096 Patti Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:09:16 +0000 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/?p=554#comment-83096 My sister was prescribed Avandia and was taking it in 2005. She was having problems with low blood sugar and decreased the amount of Avandia she was taking. She had had cardiac bypass surgery in the past. On Mother's Day in May of 2005 she was admitted to the hospital due to recurring episodes of hypoglycemia in a 12 hour period. She kept all of her medical information on her refrigerator and the EMS knew to take it to the hospital with her. Unfortunately her listed meds stated she took the Avandia daily. Within a short time she went into Congested Heart Failure and was put on a ventilator. After over a week it was determined she would not be able to be removed from the ventilator, without dying. She had a living will refusing life on a ventilator. On June 5, 2005 she was removed from the ventilator and died later that evening. I believe the Avandia played a part in her seriou decline and death. I have not reviewed her medical records and do not know if they will bear out my thoughts, but I believe I am correct. My sister was prescribed Avandia and was taking it in 2005. She was having problems with low blood sugar and decreased the amount of Avandia she was taking. She had had cardiac bypass surgery in the past. On Mother’s Day in May of 2005 she was admitted to the hospital due to recurring episodes of hypoglycemia in a 12 hour period. She kept all of her medical information on her refrigerator and the EMS knew to take it to the hospital with her. Unfortunately her listed meds stated she took the Avandia daily. Within a short time she went into Congested Heart Failure and was put on a ventilator. After over a week it was determined she would not be able to be removed from the ventilator, without dying. She had a living will refusing life on a ventilator. On June 5, 2005 she was removed from the ventilator and died later that evening. I believe the Avandia played a part in her seriou decline and death. I have not reviewed her medical records and do not know if they will bear out my thoughts, but I believe I am correct.

]]>