CORONARY INTERVENTIONS

Impact of time to treatment on the effects of bivalirudin vs. glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors and heparin in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the HORIZONS-AMI trial

EuroIntervention 2016;12:1144-1153. DOI: 10.4244/EIJV12I9A186

Mikkel Schoos
Mikkel M. Schoos1,2, MD, PhD; Giuseppe De Luca3, MD, PhD; George D. Dangas1,4, MD, PhD; Peter Clemmensen5, MD, DMSc; Girma Minalu Ayele4, PhD; Roxana Mehran1,4, MD; Gregg W. Stone4,6*, MD
1. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; 2. Department of Cardiology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; 3. Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy; 4. Cardiovascular Researc

Aims: In the HORIZONS-AMI trial, bivalirudin compared to unfractionated heparin (UFH) plus a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) improved net clinical outcomes in patients undergoing pr

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