The purpose of this study is to find the ideal range of the activated clotting time (ACT) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that is associated with lowering the rate of undesirable medical outcomes
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
180
Administration of unfractionated heparin will be assessed using the activated clotting time
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Bleeding
Number of subjects to experience bleeding defined as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 1, 2, 3 or 5 or EASY hematoma classification after transradial/ulnar procedures (I-V)
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented bleeding event up to 24 hours
Adverse Clinical Events
Number of subjects to experience a Net Adverse Clinical Event (NACE) defined as all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, target lesion revascularization, or major bleeding
Time frame: 30 days
Stent Thrombosis
Number of subjects to experience stent thrombosis
Time frame: 30 days
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