American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 742-743, 15 March 2003

Safe and efficacious use of bivalirudin for percutaneous coronary intervention with adjunctive platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition

  • Leslie Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Cho’s address is: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Ave Bldg 110 Room 6215, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
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  • Derek P. Chew, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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  • David J. Moliterno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Marco Roffi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Stephen G. Ellis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Irving Franco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Christopher Bajzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Deepak L. Bhatt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Khosrow Dorosti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Conrad Simpfendorder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Murat Tuzcu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Jay S. Yadav, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Sorin Brener, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Russell Raymond, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Patrick Whitlow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Eric J. Topol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • A.Michael Lincoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Received 14 August 2002; received in revised form 14 November 2002; accepted 14 November 2002.

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  • PII: S0002-9149(02)03420-3

    doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03420-3

    American Journal of Cardiology
    Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 742-743, 15 March 2003