Emergency room administration of eptifibatide before primary angioplasty for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction and its effect on baseline coronary flow and procedure outcomes

Baseline coronary flow and procedural outcomes before primary angioplasty were compared in 30 consecutive patients treated in the emergency room with eptifibatide and 30 matched control patients who underwent primary angioplasty with only glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors at the time of angioplasty....

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2001-07, Vol.88 (1), p.62-64
Main Authors: Cutlip, Donald E., Cove, Christopher J., Irons, David, Kalaria, Vijay, Le, Mimi, Cronmiller, Heather, Caufield, Lori, Pomerantz, Richard M., Ling, Frederick S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty
Biological and medical sciences
Blood. Blood coagulation. Reticuloendothelial system
Cardiology
Chi-Square Distribution
Clinical outcomes
Coronary Circulation - drug effects
Coronary vessels
Drug therapy
Emergency Service, Hospital
Emergency services
Eptifibatide
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - drug therapy
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Myocardial Reperfusion
Peptides - therapeutic use
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Baseline coronary flow and procedural outcomes before primary angioplasty were compared in 30 consecutive patients treated in the emergency room with eptifibatide and 30 matched control patients who underwent primary angioplasty with only glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors at the time of angioplasty. Baseline coronary flow was significantly improved and time from baseline angiography to initial balloon inflation was significantly less for patients who received early eptifibatide treatment.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01587-9