Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Unfractionated Heparin Versus Bivalirudin in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Unfractionated heparin compared with bivalirudin was not associated with a higher incidence of in-hospital MACE or major bleeding in a cohort with overall high rates of transfemoral access, despite significantly higher use of GPIIb/IIIa antagonists in the UFH group.