Azom.com In a recent study, researchers bound the most clinically-used growth factor with microparticles of the drug heparin at concentrations up to 1,000-fold higher than previously reported. The growth factor, called bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), also ...
TCTMD PARIS, France—In patients with ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) being transported for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), upstream bivalirudin lowers mortality or major bleeding compared with heparin , an advantage that is ...
Healio LAS VEGAS — Two studies presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions came to different conclusions on whether bivalirudin or heparin produces better outcomes in patients undergoing PCI. One study ...