Comparison of Unfractionated Heparin and Bivalirudin for Treatment of Suspected Device Thrombosis during Heart Mate II Support

Although intravenous anticoagulation is the mainstay medical therapy employed during CF LVAD thrombosis, the comparative impact of indirect thrombin inhibition with unfractionated heparin (UH) and direct thrombin inhibition with bivalirudin (BV) is unknown.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: K. Shah, D.B. Sims, S. Forest, T. Chinnadurai, Y. Xia, A. Luke, D. Nnani, C. Castillo, M. Taveras, S. Vukelic, S.R. Patel, J. Shin, D.J. Goldstein, U.P. Jorde, O. Saeed Tags: 1066 Source Type: research