Effect of bivalirudin on aortic valve intervention outcomes study: a two-centre registry study comparing bivalirudin and unfractionated heparin in balloon aortic valvuloplasty

Annapoorna Kini1, MD; Jennifer Yu1,2, MBBS; Mauricio G. Cohen3, MD; Roxana Mehran1, MD; Usman Baber1, MD; Samantha Sartori1, PhD; Georgios J. Vlachojannis1, MD; Jason C. Kovacic1, MD; Robert Pyo1, MD; Brian O’Neill3, MD; Vikas Singh3, MD; Evan Jacobs3, MD; Shyam Poludasu1, MD; Pedro Moreno1, MD; Michael C. Kim1, MD; Prakash Krishnan1, MD; Samin K. Sharma1, MD; George D. Dangas1*, MD, PhD