Feasibility and safety of transradial approach and bivalirudin treatment in elderly patients undergoing early invasive strategy for ACS: 'The OLDER Research Project' preliminary study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 351-352

  Summaria, Francesco ^a   Romagnoli, Enrico ^a   De Luca, Leonardo ^b   Mustilli, Marina ^c   Pagnanelli, Adolfo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; HIRULOG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENT THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; THROMBUS ASPIRATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ANTITHROMBINS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HIRUDINS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859724106     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834f2263     Document Type: Letter

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