Effectiveness and safety of bivalirudin in elderly patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A real-world study.
Jing LiXiying LiuSicong MaKun NaZizhao QiYing XuMiaohan QiuYa-Ling HanYi LiPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)
In this real-world observational study, periprocedural use of bivalirudin in elderly patients who underwent PCI was associated with less cardiac death and any bleeding compared to heparin monotherapy, without increased risk of stent thrombosis.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery bypass
- pulmonary embolism
- left ventricular
- combination therapy
- middle aged