Bivalirudin is a synthetic 20 residue peptide (thrombin inhibitor) which reversibly inhibits thrombin. Once bound to the active site, thrombin cannot activate fibrinogen into fibrin, the crucial step in the formation of thrombus. It is administered intravenously. Because it can cause blood stagnation, it is important to monitor changes in hematocrit, activat...
For treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and for the prevention of thrombosis. Bivalirudin is indicated for use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), in patients at moderate to high risk acute coronary syndromes due to unstable angina or non-ST segment elevation in whom a PCI is planned.
Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Peking university first hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
AOU Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Zhongshan Hopital of Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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