Bivalirudin in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients Undergoing PCI

Summary

Prolonging infusions may decrease myocardial damage associated with bivalirudin use during primary PCI. The investigators hypothesized that continuing the bivalirudin infusion commenced during the procedure at the PCI recommended dose for 4 hours would prevent myocardial damage.

Timeline

Start

2016-05

Primary completion

2017-10

Completion

2018-11

Publications

• Background Han Y, Guo J, Zheng Y, Zang H, Su X, Wang Y, Chen S, Jiang T, Yang P, Chen J, Jiang D, Jing Q, Liang Z, Liu H, Zhao X, Li J, Li Y, Xu B, Stone GW; BRIGHT Investigators. Bivalirudin vs heparin with or without tirofiban during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: the BRIGHT randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2015 Apr 7;313(13):1336-46. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.2323.
• Results Cortese B, Picchi A, Micheli A, Ebert AG, Parri F, Severi S, Limbruno U. Comparison of prolonged bivalirudin infusion versus intraprocedural in preventing myocardial damage after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 15;104(8):1063-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.06.005.

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