title: Use of bivalirudin instead of heparin during a percutaneous coronary intervention in a patient with severe thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Miami Heart Institute, 4701 North Meridian Avenue, Suite 3002, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, USA. jorgebejarano@cardiol.br
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bejarano
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Muniz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D000991:Antithrombins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006629:Hirudins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000991:Antithrombins; D006629:Hirudins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C074619:bivalirudin