Comparative effectiveness of upstream glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy
Nazif T, Mehran R, Lee E, Fahy M, Parise H, Stone G, Kirtane A. Comparative effectiveness of upstream glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy. American Heart Journal 2013, 167: 43-50. PMID: 24332141, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitorsNet adverse clinical eventsMajor adverse cardiac eventsHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesAcute coronary syndromeMajor bleedingCoronary syndromeComposite major adverse cardiac eventsIIb/IIIa receptor inhibitorsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsEarly invasive management strategyIIb/IIIa inhibitorsInvasive management strategySafety of tirofibanAdverse cardiac eventsSimilar clinical outcomesAdverse clinical eventsUse of tirofibanComparative effectiveness analysisSignificant differencesACUITY trialAcute CatheterizationUpstream tirofibanMultivariable adjustmentUpstream therapy