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Bivalirudin or heparin for radial access?
Author(s) -
Bittl John A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27134
Subject(s) - bivalirudin , medicine , conventional pci , cangrelor , clopidogrel , heparin , cardiology , p2y12 , myocardial infarction
Key Points Bivalirudin is a reasonable choice during transradial PCI for acute MI when bleeding risk is high and clopidogrel or cangrelor is used Heparin is reasonable during transradial PCI when bleeding risk is low and high-intensity antiplatelet therapy is used Future studies are required to define the utility of post-PCI bivalirudin infusions