Safety and Efficacy of Bivalirudin With and Without Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 1-Year Results From the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial
White HD, Ohman EM, Lincoff AM, Bertrand ME, Colombo A, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Pocock SJ, Ware JA, Manoukian SV, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Moses JW, Stone GW. Safety and Efficacy of Bivalirudin With and Without Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 1-Year Results From the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 52: 807-814. PMID: 18755342, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAnticoagulantsDrug Therapy, CombinationEnoxaparinFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHeparinHirudinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeptide FragmentsPlatelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa ComplexRecombinant ProteinsRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsIIb/IIIa inhibitorsPercutaneous coronary interventionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsGP IIb/IIIa inhibitorsHigh-risk ACS patientsImpact of bivalirudinUnfractionated heparinACUITY trialComposite ischemiaACS patientsCoronary interventionAcute coronary syndrome patientsEfficacy of bivalirudinLess major bleedingSimilar ischemic outcomesAcute coronary syndromeCoronary syndrome patientsBivalirudin monotherapyIschemic outcomesMajor bleedingCoronary syndromeSyndrome patientsBivalirudinPatientsEnoxaparin