Association between arterial access site and anticoagulation strategy on major bleeding and mortality: a historical cohort analysis in the Veteran population

Studies have shown reduction in major bleeding with trans-radial intervention (TRI) compared with trans-femoral intervention (TFI), and with use of bivalirudin compared with heparin + glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPI). We compared major bleeding, mortality and the interaction between arterial access site and the anticoagulant used for PCI in Veterans.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jayant Bagai, Bert Little, Subhash Banerjee Source Type: research