Open-label, Randomized Trial in Participants Undergoing TAVR to Determine Safety & Efficacy of Bivalirudin vs UFH

Summary

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of using bivalirudin instead of unfractionated heparin (UFH) in transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR). The primary hypothesis of BRAVO 3 was that bivalirudin would reduce major bleeding compared with heparin in TAVR procedures. Results for all participants enrolled into the randomized trial (BRAVO 3) are presented.

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Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Publications

• Van Belle E, Hengstenberg C, Lefevre T, Kupatt C, Debry N, Husser O, Pontana F, Kuchcinski G, Deliargyris EN, Mehran R, Bernstein D, Anthopoulos P, Dangas GD; BRAVO-3 MRI Study Investigators. Cerebral Embolism During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The BRAVO-3 MRI Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Aug 9;68(6):589-599. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.05.006. Epub 2016 May 18.
• Dangas GD, Lefevre T, Kupatt C, Tchetche D, Schafer U, Dumonteil N, Webb JG, Colombo A, Windecker S, Ten Berg JM, Hildick-Smith D, Mehran R, Boekstegers P, Linke A, Tron C, Van Belle E, Asgar AW, Fach A, Jeger R, Sardella G, Hink HU, Husser O, Grube E, Deliargyris EN, Lechthaler I, Bernstein D, Wijngaard P, Anthopoulos P, Hengstenberg C; BRAVO-3 Investigators. Bivalirudin Versus Heparin Anticoagulation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Randomized BRAVO-3 Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Dec 29;66(25):2860-2868. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

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