Safety and Effectiveness of Bivalirudin in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Safety and Effectiveness of Bivalirudin in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Recent clinical trials have shown that while bivalirudin exhibits similar efficacy with heparin, it offers several advantages over heparin, such as a better safety profile. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bivalirudin use during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Abdul Hafeez Ahmad Hamdi, Ahmad Fauzi Dali, Thimarul Huda Mat Nuri, Muhammad Syafiq Saleh, Noor Nabila Ajmi, Chin Fen Neoh, Long Chiau Ming, Amir Heberd Abdullah, Tahir Mehmood Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
ischemic events
myocardial infarction
stroke
glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor
major bleeding
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00410/full

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