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Bivalirudin versus heparin in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of randomised trials
EuroIntervention 2015;11:196-203 published online ahead of print August 2014. DOI: 10.4244/EIJY14M08_01
Salvatore Cassese1, MD; Robert A. Byrne1*, MB, BCh, PhD; Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz2,3, MD; Heribert Schunkert1,3, MD; Peter B. Berger4, MD; Adnan Kastrati1,2,3, MD
1. Deutsches Herzzentrum, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; 2. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; 3. DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Al
Aims: Current recommendations on the use of bivalirudin in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are mostly based on trials comparing bivalirudin versus heparin p
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