Rationale and design of the INFUSE-AMI study: A 2 × 2 factorial, randomized, multicenter, single-blind evaluation of intracoronary abciximab infusion and aspiration thrombectomy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Gibson CM, Maehara A, Lansky AJ, Wohrle J, Stuckey T, Dave R, Cox D, Grines C, Dudek D, Steg G, Parise H, Wolff SD, Cristea E, Stone GW. Rationale and design of the INFUSE-AMI study: A 2 × 2 factorial, randomized, multicenter, single-blind evaluation of intracoronary abciximab infusion and aspiration thrombectomy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 478-486.e7. PMID: 21392601, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbciximabAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntibodies, MonoclonalAntithrombinsCoronary OcclusionCoronary ThrombosisEndpoint DeterminationHirudinsHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsInfusions, Intra-ArterialMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPeptide FragmentsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRecombinant ProteinsResearch DesignThrombectomyConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIAnterior ST-elevation myocardial infarctionExport aspiration catheterPercutaneous coronary interventionLocal infusionThrombus aspirationInfarct sizeINFUSE-AMIEnd pointCoronary interventionAspiration catheterMyocardial infarctionInfusion catheterAnterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionSingle-blind randomized studyCardiac magnetic resonance imagingMyocardial infarction 0Mid-left anteriorPrimary end pointSafety end pointSecondary end pointsST-segment resolution