PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cunningham, Muriel
ED  - Shahzad, Adeel
TI  - Single-Center Study Finds Bivalirudin Associated with Increased Ischemic Risk in Primary PCI for STEMI (HEAT PPCI)
DP  - 2014 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 26--27
VI  - 14
IP  - 4
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/4/26.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/4/26.full
AB  - This article presents results from the How Effective Are Antithrombotic Therapies in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention trial [HEAT PPCI; NCT01519518]. All patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction presenting at a single United Kingdom center were randomized to open-label treatment with heparin (70 units/kg body weight preprocedure) or bivalirudin (bolus of 0.75 mg/kg followed by 1.75 mg/kg/hour infusion during the procedure) on top of preprocedure dual antiplatelet therapy.