A look into stent-related thrombus-burden: Bivalirudin versus heparin.
Priya RajagopalanIan C GilchristPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
Use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) adds an assessment of thrombus burden remaining on stents after PCI for acute coronary syndromes. Potential variations in stent-related thrombus burden can be documented by OCT as a function of peri-procedural pharmacology supporting the use of OCT in future hypothesis testing. Bivalirudin remains a reliable and expensive alternative to heparin in cases of HIT or patients at high bleeding risk during transfemoral PCI.
Keyphrases
- optical coherence tomography
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- diabetic retinopathy
- antiplatelet therapy
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- venous thromboembolism
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- optic nerve
- heart failure
- coronary artery bypass
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve
- aortic valve replacement
- current status
- risk assessment
- aortic stenosis