Prolonged Bivalirudin Can Decrease Bleeds, Adverse Events During PCI

CB -- A prolonged infusion of bivalirudin may decrease bleeding and adverse event rates in PCI patients pretreated with clopidogrel , Homam Ibrahim, of the Texas Heart Institute, told Cardiovascular Business News during a poster presentation Wednesday at the 2010 annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Thereapeutics (TCT)meeting.