Heparin-Free
MiracleCord is Heparin-free. We use Citrate Phosphate Dextrose (CPD), which is the safest, most effective anticoagulant used in the industry today.
All cord blood collection bags or vials contain an anticoagulant, such as Heparin or CPD, which keeps cord blood from clotting while in transit to the lab.
Heparin begins to break down 12 hours after blood collection. This breakdown can lead to the formation of blood clots, which may render your baby's cord blood unfit for processing.1
A study comparing dry heparin to CPD determined that cord blood units collected with liquid CPD contained significantly more viable stem cells than those collected with dry heparin.2
For cord blood collection, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends the use of citrate-based anticoagulants, such as CPD, to minimize the risk of blood clots.
1 Hoffbrand AV, Catovsky D, Tuddenham EGD. (2005). Postgraduate Haematology. 5th Edition.
2 Kraus M, Foster K, Bridges AR, Walters MC. 2009. Cord blood units collected with liquid CPD appear to contain significantly more nucleated and CD34+ cells than units collected with dry heparin. Blood 114:4227.
Did you know...
The high toxicity of Heparin to stem cells can be particularly dangerous to cord blood units having lower volume.
