… effectiveness and safety of bivalirudin compared with UFH in elderly patients with CAD who
underwent PCI. The main findings were as follows: (1) Irrespective of PSM, bivalirudin was …

… to explore the safety and efficacy of bivalirudin in elderly patients … versus heparin (with
or without GPI) in elderly patients … than 15,000 elderly patients, treatment with a bivalirudin-based …

… Areas covered: This review focuses on the safety and tolerability of bivalirudin in patients
with … of bivalirudin and its efficacy, with special emphasis on its safety in patients with CAD. …

… previous studies to contemporary elderly patients with MI is … of elderly patients with MI showed
that the use of bivalirudin … compare bivalirudin to heparin monotherapy in elderly patients …

… and safety in patients with CTO, especially elderly patients with … safety of bivalirudin during
PCI for CTO in elderly patients … that bivalirudin is not inferior to UFH ± GPI in elderly patients …

… impact of replacing heparin with bivalirudin in octogenarians … comparing the antithrombin
agent bivalirudin with heparin as … bivalirudin in lieu of heparin that will benefit the very elderly. …

… in elderly patients treated with bivalirudin. However, while reduced bleeding was observed
with bivalirudin … of bleeding in the elderly with STEMI, and that bivalirudin may not be able to …

… : Bivalirudin has been approved for use in acute coronary syndromes as part of the
anticoagulation regimen. Elderly patients … papers on bivalirudin therapy in this patient population …

… As such, we sought to study the routine care safety and effectiveness of bivalirudin plus
provisional GPI compared with heparin plus GPI. We analysed data from the Premier …

… Ongoing evaluations of bivalirudin include the REPLACE-2 study consisting of 6000
patients undergoing PCI. This study will compare the efficacy and safety of bivalirudin plus …