ACT Study

What is the optimal time to check ACT after heparin bolus during percutaneous coronary intervention?

PI: Emerson Perin, MD, PhD

Sponsor: The Texas Heart Institute

ENROLLMENT COMPLETE

To identify the optimal time to check activated clotting time (ACT) after heparin bolus during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Eligibility Requirements

1. Patients > 18 years old.

2. Patients who present for PCI.

3. Patients who have not received tPA, have baseline coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, or are on therapeutic anticoagulation.

4. Patients cannot be on mechanical circulatory support.