Safety and effectiveness of bivalirudin in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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...

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Published in:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Main Author: Hamdi A.H.A.; Dali A.F.; Nuri T.H.M.; Saleh M.S.; Ajmi N.N.; Neoh C.F.; Ming L.C.; Abdullah A.H.; Khan T.M.
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025449971&doi=10.3389%2ffphar.2017.00410&partnerID=40&md5=66b2ca56e6332e45e5de344571fcff2f