Bivalirudin and provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade compared with heparin and planned glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade during percutaneous coronary intervention: REPLACE-2 randomized trial.

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Published in JAMA on February 19, 2003

Authors

A Michael Lincoff1, John A Bittl, Robert A Harrington, Frederick Feit, Neal S Kleiman, J Daniel Jackman, Ian J Sarembock, David J Cohen, Douglas Spriggs, Ramin Ebrahimi, Gadi Keren, Jeffrey Carr, Eric A Cohen, Amadeo Betriu, Walter Desmet, Dean J Kereiakes, Wolfgang Rutsch, Robert G Wilcox, Pim J de Feyter, Alec Vahanian, Eric J Topol, REPLACE-2 Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Desk F25, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. lincofa@ccf.org

Associated clinical trials:

Un-fractionated Heparin Versus Bivalirudin During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) (ISAR-REACT-3) | NCT00262054

Novel Approaches in Preventing and Limiting Events III Trial (NAPLES III): Bivalirudin in High-risk Bleeding Patients (NAPLESIII) | NCT01465503

Safety and Efficacy of Delayed Continuous Use of Bivalirudin 4 Hours After ePCI (COBER Study) | NCT04120961

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