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Decreased bleeding with radial access leaves little to bivalirudin for additional benefit

Original title: Bivalirudin or heparin in primary angioplasty performed through the transradial approach: results from a multicentre registry. Reference: Sciahbasi...

Bivalirudin, effective in the pre-hospitalization phase of infarction

Original title: Bivalirudin Started during Emergency Transport for Primary PCI. Reference: Philippe G. Steg, et;al. NEJM 2013; Octubre 30:1-11Primary PCI...

Low cardiac mortality with bivalirudin beyond the reduction in major bleeding

Original title: Reduction in Cardiac Mortality with Bivalirudin in Patients With and Without Major Bleeding: The HORIZONS-AMI Trial. Reference: Gregg...

Enoxaparin appears superior to unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing primary angioplasty

Original title: A direct comparison of intravenous enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the...

Rivaroxaban reduces in-stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Original title: Reduction of Stent Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Treated With Rivaroxaban in ATLAS-ACS 2...

Transradial access plus bivalirudin, the best combination to reduce bleeding

Original title: Comparison of bivalirudin and radial access across a spectrum of preprocedural risk of bleeding in percutaneous...

Rational use of bivalirudin, less bleeding and less costs using risk score

Original title: Pre-Procedural Estimate of Individualized Bleeding Risk Impacts Physicians’ Utilization of Bivalirudin During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Reference: Seshu C....

Improved efficacy and also increased bleeding with Rivaroxaban in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Original title: Rivaroxaban in Patients Stabilized After a ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Results From the ATLAS ACS-2–TIMI-51 Trial....