Timing of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Use and Outcomes Among Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Results from CRUSADE)

Pierluigi Tricoci, Eric D. Peterson, Anita Y. Chen, L. Kristin Newby, Robert A. Harrington, Adam B. Greenbaum, Chistopher P. Cannon, C. Michael Gibson, James W. Hoekstra, Charles V. Pollack, E. Magnus Ohman, W. Brian Gibler, Matthew T. Roe

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Abstract

Although glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors are recommended for patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines do not specify optimal timing for their initiation. We compared patient characteristics and clinical outcomes in 30,830 patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction included in the CRUSADE initiative (January 2001 to December 2004) who underwent PCI with upstream (>1 hour before PCI) or periprocedural use of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors. GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors were administered upstream in 43% of patients versus periprocedurally in 57%. Time from arrival to PCI was longer for patients who received GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors upstream (median 25.6 hours) compared with periprocedurally (18.2 hours). Unadjusted incidence of in-hospital death or reinfarction was lower with upstream GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor use (3.8% vs 4.3%, p = 0.046), but after adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics, this difference was not statistically significant. Treatment with upstream GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors was associated with a lower incidence of unadjusted death or reinfarction in patients who underwent PCI <12 hours from hospital arrival. In conclusion, in this observational analysis, overall ischemic outcomes were similar between the 2 groups, but clinical trials are needed to solve the controversy over optional timing of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor use.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1389-1393
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume99
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 15 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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