Comparison of Catheterization Laboratory Initiated Abciximab and Eptifibatide During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes (an ACUITY Substudy)
Kirtane AJ, Parise H, Mehran R, Moses JW, Fahy M, Bertrand ME, Ohman EM, White HD, Feit F, Colombo A, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Ware JH, Pocock SJ, Lansky AJ, Stone GW. Comparison of Catheterization Laboratory Initiated Abciximab and Eptifibatide During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes (an ACUITY Substudy). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 180-186. PMID: 20599000, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionTreatment selectionHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsBaseline cardiac risk factorsNet clinical adverse eventsIIb/IIIa inhibitorsPrevious revascularization proceduresUse of abciximabCardiac risk factorsStudy end pointClinical adverse eventsImproved clinical outcomesST-segment deviationAcute CatheterizationComposite ischemiaMajor bleedingIschemic complicationsAdverse eventsBiomarker elevationRevascularization procedures