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.
IRCCS Policlinico Multimedica, Milan, Italy
Clinica Mediterranea, Naples, Italy
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, United States
Magistratsabeilung 70, Wiener, Wien, Austria
Universitats-Klinik Fur, Wien, Austria
Odense Universitets Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Quebec Heart-Lung Institute, Quebec, Canada
Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Herzzentrum der Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
UCD Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Heart Institute haEmek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
Division of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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