The impact of unfractionated heparin or bivalirudin on patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

ConclusionsAmong patients with stable angina or silent ischemia, there was no difference between UFH and bivalirudin in bleeding rates up to 30‐days post‐PCI. MACCE and NACE were higher among the bivalirudin group. Radial access was associated with a numerically lower rate of bleeding compared with femoral access.

Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 4, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fabio V. Lima, Luis Gruberg, Usman Aslam, Melissa Ramgadoo, Kydanis Clase, Alessandra Trevisan, Allen Jeremias Tags: RANDOMIZED TRIAL Source Type: research