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

• Main Authors: Abdul Hafeez Ahmad Hamdi (Author), Ahmad Fauzi Dali (Author), Thimarul Huda Mat Nuri (Author), Muhammad Syafiq Saleh (Author), Noor Nabila Ajmi (Author), Chin Fen Neoh (Author), Long Chiau Ming (Author), Amir Heberd Abdullah (Author), Tahir Mehmood Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...