Impact of Bivalirudin on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Patients with Reperfused STEMI Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

• Main Authors: Yizhi Zhang (Author), Zhiguo Zou (Author), Bihe Xu (Author), Binghua Chen (Author), Heng Ge (Author), Song Ding (Author), Jun Pu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thrombin is an important ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) mediator in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study examines the use of bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, in reducing IRI in STEMI patients. STEMI patients (<i>n</i> = 21) were treated with bi...