Coronary disease & ACSTrial design

Design and rational of the the PRACTICAL-HERO trial: A randomized trial of higher and lower doses of heparin vs placebo for elective diagnostic coronary angiography

Am Heart JPublished

  • Multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography
Planned comparison
Unfractionated heparin (UFH) compared with placebo

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Design and rational of the the PRACTICAL-HERO trial: A randomized trial of higher and lower doses of heparin vs placebo for elective diagnostic coronary angiography. Am Heart J. Published 13 April 2026. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107441

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it