Sep

20

2021

What is the difference between prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and activated PCC (aPCC)?

By William Aird

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What is the difference between prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and activated PCC (aPCC)?

Activated PCC (aPCC) is composed mostly of nonactivated factors II, IX, and X, and activated factor VII (factor VIIa) as well as small amounts of proteins C and S, whereas PCC contains only inactive factors.

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