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GW Stone

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PubMed1999

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitors During Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors are the final common pathway leading to platelet aggregation and coronary thrombosis during acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Therefore, they are ideal candidates for pharmacologic intervention. The recent development of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists has led to several studies that have shown the benefits and efficacy of these agents in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes and in the setting of percutaneous intervention. To date, six published trials have examined the safety and efficacy of intravenous abciximab, a mouse/human chimeric version of the 7E3 antibody, as an adjunct to primary mechanical reperfusion in patients with AMI. In this article, we review these trials, as well as new studies currently underway that will provide further information on the long-term benefits of combining these pharmacologic agents and stenting in the treatment of AMI.

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PubMed1998

Stent implantation in acute myocardial infarction using a heparin-coated stent: a pilot study as a preamble to a randomized trial comparing balloon angioplasty and stenting.

Preliminary experience with primary stenting in myocardial infarction has suggested a greater benefit in clinical outcome than has been obtained with direct balloon angioplasty. However, subacute thrombosis (SAT) remains a limitation for this new mode of therapy. In the BENESTENT II Pilot and main trials, the incidence of SAT with the heparin-coated Palmaz-Schatz stent was only 0.15%. Therefore, as a preamble to a large randomized trial, the feasibility and safety of the use of the Heparin-Coated Palmaz-Schatz trade mark Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) was tested in 101 patients enrolled between April and September 1996 in 18 clinical centres. In 101 stent-eligible AMI patients, as dictated by protocol, a heparin-coated stent was implanted. The primary objectives were to determine the in-hospital incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE: death, MI, target lesion revascularization) and bleeding complications, while the secondary objectives were the procedural success rate and the MACE, the restenosis and reocclusion rates at 6.5 months. Stent implantation (n 3 129 stents) was successful in 97 patients of the 101 who were included in this trial. During their hospital stay, two patients died and no patient experienced re-infarction, ischaemia prompting re-PTCA or CABG. Four patients suffered a bleeding complication, three major and one minor, of whom three required surgical repair. At 210 days follow-up, 81% of the patients were event free. At 6.5 months restenosis was documented in 18% of the 88 patients who underwent follow-up angiography, including three total occlusions. The results, both with respect to QCA and the occurrence of MACE, compare favourably with studies using elective stenting in both stable and unstable angina patients. As a result of this pilot study, a large randomized trial comparing direct balloon angioplasty with direct stenting in 900 patients with AMI was initiated in December 1996.

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