title: Should bivalirudin replace heparin during percutaneous coronary interventions?
authors.forename: Elliott M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Antman
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006629:Hirudins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006629:Hirudins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006493:Heparin; C074619:bivalirudin