Effect of Switching Antithrombin Agents for Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction The HORIZONS-SWITCH Analysis
Dangas GD, Mehran R, Nikolsky E, Claessen BE, Lansky AJ, Brodie BR, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Peruga JZ, Dudek D, Möckel M, Caixeta A, Parise H, White H, Stone GW, Investigators H. Effect of Switching Antithrombin Agents for Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction The HORIZONS-SWITCH Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 57: 2309-2316. PMID: 21636031, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionMajor bleedingMyocardial infarctionCardiac mortalityAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsPrimary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ResultsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsPercutaneous Coronary Intervention ResultsElevation myocardial infarction patientsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionIIb/IIIa inhibitorsBenefit of bivalirudinLate cardiac survivalProbable stent thrombosisPercutaneous coronary interventionTwo-year rateAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsHORIZONS-AMISwitch patientsPrimary angioplastyControl patientsCoronary intervention