Fewer Major Bleeding Events with Bivalirudin For Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: The ACUITY study

REFERENCE: ACUITY Trial, ACC.07 Scientific Session and i2 Innovations Summit. Presentation Number: 2414-5
Patients with acute coronary syndromes who take bivalirudin have fewer major bleeding events and a lower incidence of late stent thrombosis compared with those who receive standard heparin therapy. This is the finding of one year results from the ACUITY study announced by Gregg Stone of Columbia University, New York during the American College of Cardiology annual meeting that took place in New Orleans. Sarah Maxwell asked Harvey White at the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand to comment about the ACUITY investigation.