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Al-Abdouh A, Mhanna M, Jabri A, Madanat L, Alhuneafat L, Mostafa MR, Kundu A, Gupta V. Bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2024; 61:52-61. [PMID: 37872022 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Bivalirudin is an alternative accepted therapy to unfractionated heparin for patients with myocardial infarction (MI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed in this meta-analysis to compare bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients with MI undergoing PCI. METHODS We have screened PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov (inception through January 8th, 2023) for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients with MI undergoing PCI. The DerSimonian and Laird method was used for estimation of tau2 to calculate the risk ratio (RR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI). RESULTS Ten RCTs with a total of 40,069 participants were included in our analysis. Bivalirudin as compared with unfractionated heparin was associated with significant decrease in major bleeding (RR 0.64 [0.52 to 0.79]; p < 0.01; I2 = 69 %) and cardiovascular mortality (RR 0.79 [0.67 to 0.92]; p < 0.01; I2 = 0 %). There was no significant difference between bivalirudin and unfractionated heparin groups in terms of major adverse cardiovascular events (RR 1.02 [0.91 to 1.14]; p = 0.73; I2 = 52 %), all-cause mortality (RR 0.89 [0.77 to 1.04]; p = 0.15; I2 = 23 %), MI (RR 1.02 [0.87 to 1.19]; p = 0.80; I2 = 36 %), stent thrombosis (RR 1.12 [0.52 to 2.40]; p = 0.77; I2 = 82 %), or stroke (RR 0.97 [0.73 to 1.29]; p = 0.85; I2 = 0 %). CONCLUSION Our meta-analysis suggests that bivalirudin compared with unfractionated heparin in patients with MI undergoing PCI was associated with lower rates of major bleeding and cardiovascular mortality without a significant difference in major adverse cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality, MI, stroke, or stent thrombosis.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, IA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Case Western University (Metrohealth), Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Detroid, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology (Gill Kentucky), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology (Gill Kentucky), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Li Y, Liang Z, Qin L, Wang M, Wang X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Li Y, Jia Z, Liu L, Zhang H, Luo J, Dong S, Guo J, Zhu H, Li S, Zheng H, Liu L, Wu Y, Zhong Y, Qiu M, Han Y, Stone GW. Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial. Lancet 2022; 400:1847-1857. [PMID: 36351459 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01999-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous randomised trials of bivalirudin versus heparin in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have reported conflicting results, in part because of treatment with different pharmacological regimens. We designed a large-scale trial examining bivalirudin with a post-PCI high-dose infusion compared with heparin alone, the regimens that previous studies have shown to have the best balance of safety and efficacy. METHODS BRIGHT-4 was an investigator-initiated, open-label, randomised controlled trial conducted at 87 clinical centres in 63 cities in China. Patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI with radial artery access within 48 h of symptom onset who had not received previous fibrinolytic therapy, anticoagulants, or glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive bivalirudin with a post-PCI high-dose infusion for 2-4 h or unfractionated heparin monotherapy. There was no masking. Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor use was reserved for procedural thrombotic complications in both groups. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) types 3-5 bleeding at 30 days. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03822975), and is ongoing. FINDINGS Between Feb 14, 2019, and April 7, 2022, a total of 6016 patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI were randomly assigned to receive either bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion after PCI (n=3009) or unfractionated heparin monotherapy (n=3007). Radial artery access was used in 5593 (93·1%) of 6008 patients. Compared with heparin monotherapy, bivalirudin reduced the 30-day rate of the primary endpoint (132 events [4·39%] in the heparin group vs 92 events [3·06%] in the bivalirudin group; difference, 1·33%, 95% CI 0·38-2·29%; hazard ratio [HR] 0·69, 95% CI 0·53-0·91; p=0·0070). All-cause mortality within 30 days occurred in 118 (3·92%) heparin-assigned patients and in 89 (2·96%) bivalirudin-assigned patients (HR 0·75; 95% CI 0·57-0·99; p=0·0420), and BARC types 3-5 bleeding occurred in 24 (0·80%) heparin-assigned patients and five (0·17%) bivalirudin-assigned patients (HR 0·21; 95% CI 0·08-0·54; p=0·0014). There were no significant differences in the 30-day rates of reinfarction, stroke, or ischaemia-driven target vessel revascularisation between the groups. Within 30 days, stent thrombosis occurred in 11 (0·37%) of bivalirudin-assigned patients and 33 (1·10%) of heparin-assigned patients (p=0·0015). INTERPRETATION In patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI predominantly with radial artery access, anticoagulation with bivalirudin plus a post-PCI high-dose infusion for 2-4 h significantly reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or BARC types 3-5 major bleeding compared with heparin monotherapy. FUNDING Chinese Society of Cardiology Foundation (CSCF2019A01), and a research grant from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals.
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- Yi Li
- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, China
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- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tangdu Hospital of Airforce Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Fifth People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- The Second Hospital of Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qilu Medical University, The People's Hospital of Xintai City, Xintai, China
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- Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, China
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- Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Shangqiu First People's Hospital, Shangqiu, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
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- Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Faour A, Collins N, Williams T, Khan A, Juergens CP, Lo S, Walters DL, Chew DP, French JK. Reperfusion After Fibrinolytic Therapy (RAFT): An open-label, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of bivalirudin versus heparin in rescue percutaneous coronary intervention. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259148. [PMID: 34699549 PMCID: PMC8547635 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The safety and efficacy profile of bivalirudin has not been examined in a randomised controlled trial of patients undergoing rescue PCI. OBJECTIVES We conducted an open-label, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial to compare bivalirudin with heparin ± glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPIs) in patients undergoing rescue PCI. METHODS Between 2010-2015, we randomly assigned 83 patients undergoing rescue PCI to bivalirudin (n = 42) or heparin ± GPIs (n = 41). The primary safety endpoint was any ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy) bleeding at 90 days. The primary efficacy endpoint was infarct size measured by peak troponin levels as a multiple of the local upper reference limit (Tn/URL). Secondary endpoints included periprocedural change in haemoglobin adjusted for red cells transfused, TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) bleeding, ST-segment recovery and infarct size determined by the Selvester QRS score. RESULTS The trial was terminated due to slow recruitment and futility after an interim analysis of 83 patients. The primary safety endpoint occurred in 6 (14%) patients in the bivalirudin group (4.8% GPIs) and 3 (7.3%) in the heparin ± GPIs group (54% GPIs) (risk ratio, 1.95, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.52-7.3, P = 0.48). Infarct size was similar between the two groups (mean Tn/URL, 730 [±675] for bivalirudin, versus 984 [±1585] for heparin ± GPIs, difference, 254, 95% CI, -283-794, P = 0.86). There was a smaller decrease in the periprocedural haemoglobin level with bivalirudin than heparin ± GPIs (-7.5% [±15] versus -14% [±17], difference, -6.5%, 95% CI, -0.83-14, P = 0.0067). The rate of complete (≥70%) ST-segment recovery post-PCI was higher in patients randomised to heparin ± GPIs compared with bivalirudin. CONCLUSIONS Whether bivalirudin compared with heparin ± GPI reduces bleeding in rescue PCI could not be determined. Slow recruitment and futility in the context of lower-than-expected bleeding event rates led to the termination of this trial (ANZCTR.org.au, ACTRN12610000152022).
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- Amir Faour
- Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ingham Institute and Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ye H, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Li B, Cao R, Dai L, Huang B, Tian P, Li L, Han Y. Bivalirudin Attenuates Thrombin-Induced Endothelial Hyperpermeability via S1P/S1PR2 Category: Original Articles. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:721200. [PMID: 34413778 PMCID: PMC8369898 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.721200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Aims: To explore the role of the Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P)/Receptor2 (S1PR2) pathway in thrombin-induced hyperpermeability (TIP) and to test whether bivalirudin can reverse TIP via the S1P-S1PRs pathway. Methods and Results: Using western blot, we demonstrated that Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that were cultured with 2 U/ml thrombin showed significantly increased S1PR2 expression while S1PR1and three kept unchanged. Such increment was attenuated by JTE-013 pretreatment and by presence of bivalirudin. Exposure of 2 U/ml of thrombin brought a higher level of S1P both intracellularly and extracellularly within the HUVECs by using ELISA detecting. Thrombin induced S1P and S1PR2 increment was restored by usage of PF543 and bivalirudin. Bivalirudin alone did not influenced the level of S1P and S1PR1,2, and S1PR3 compare to control group. As a surrogate of cytoskeleton morphology, phalloidin staining and immunofluorescence imaging were used. Blurry cell edges and intercellular vacuoles or spaces were observed along thrombin-exposed HUVECs. Presence of JTE-013 and bivalirudin attenuated such thrombin-induced permeability morphological change and presence of heparin failed to show the protective effect. Transwell chamber assay and probe assay were used to measure and compare endothelial permeability in vitro. An increased TIP was observed in HUVECs cultured with thrombin, and coculture with bivalirudin, but not heparin, alleviated this increase. JTE-013 treatment yielded to similar TIP alleviating effect. In vivo, an Evans blue assay was used to test subcutaneous and organ microvascular permeability after the treatment of saline only, thrombin + saline, thrombin + bivalirudin, thrombin + heparin or thrombin + JTE-013. Increased subcutaneous and organ tissue permeability after thrombin treatment was observed in thrombin + saline and thrombin + heparin groups while treatment of bivalirudin and JTE-013 absent this effect. Conclusion: S1P/S1PR2 mediates TIP by impairing vascular endothelial barrier function. Unlike heparin, bivalirudin effectively blocked TIP by inhibiting the thrombin-induced S1P increment and S1PR2 expression, suggesting the novel endothelial protective effect of bivalirudin under pathological procoagulant circumstance.
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- Haowen Ye
- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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Contemporary use of anticoagulation in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: a review. Coron Artery Dis 2021; 33:222-232. [PMID: 34411013 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Anticoagulation during percutaneous coronary interventions has a rich history that has been shaped by several key clinical trials. The correct choice of anticoagulation during interventions can maximize patient outcomes and ensure a safe procedure. However, in some specific situations, anticoagulation may not be required at all. In this review article, we review the significant clinical trials and current guidelines regarding the use of anticoagulation in the catheterization laboratory and discuss the unique pharmacological aspects of the most commonly used agents, with an emphasis on the specific pharmacokinetic parameters that dictate how these agents are used and monitored. Finally, we discussed the future directions in anticoagulation therapy in coronary artery disease. This review serves as a robust synopsis of the clinical data for practicing clinicians and fellows in training.
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Ashley KE, Hillegass WB. Radial access and risk guided use of bivalirudin? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 96:1249-1250. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kellan E. Ashley
- Departments of Interventional Cardiovascular Disease University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi USA
- Departments of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi USA
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- Departments of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi USA
- Departments of Data Science University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi USA
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Marbach JA, Alhassani S, Wells G, Le May M. Radial access first for PCI in acute coronary syndrome : Are we propping up a straw man? Herz 2020; 45:548-556. [PMID: 32548776 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-020-04958-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) represent the recommended revascularization strategy for patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, periprocedural bleeding events, of which up to 50% are related to the access site, remain an important complication of PCI and are associated with higher costs, prolonged hospital stays, and increased mortality. Several randomized trials have demonstrated that PCI performed via radial artery (RA) access is associated with a reduction in bleeding events, and perhaps a reduction in mortality compared with femoral artery (FA) access. As a result, current practice guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society recommend that RA be the default strategy for PCI in patients presenting with ACS. The recently published Safety and Efficacy of Femoral Access vs. Radial Access in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (SAFARI-STEMI) trial challenges the benefits of a default RA approach in a contemporary setting where additional bleeding-reduction strategies (i.e., avoidance of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, routine use of bivalirudin for procedural anticoagulation, and vascular closure devices) were employed. In order to better understand the evidence that has shaped the current recommendations, we present a review of the background studies and major randomized trials comparing RA with FA in patients presenting with ACS.
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- Jeffrey A Marbach
- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, K1Y 4W7, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, K1Y 4W7, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, K1Y 4W7, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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