The Harmonizing Outcomes with RevascularIZatiON and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction (HORIZONS-AMI) Trial: Study design and rationale
Mehran R, Brodie B, Cox DA, Grines CL, Rutherford B, Bhatt DL, Dangas G, Feit F, Ohman EM, Parise H, Fahy M, Lansky AJ, Stone GW. The Harmonizing Outcomes with RevascularIZatiON and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction (HORIZONS-AMI) Trial: Study design and rationale. American Heart Journal 2008, 156: 44-56. PMID: 18585496, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAnticoagulantsCombined Modality TherapyCoronary AngiographyDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug-Eluting StentsFollow-Up StudiesHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHirudinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPeptide FragmentsPlatelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa ComplexProbabilityProspective StudiesRecombinant ProteinsReference ValuesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentStentsSurvival RateThrombosisTime FactorsConceptsPrimary PCIPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionIIb/IIIa inhibitorsAcute myocardial infarctionBare metal stentsGP IIb/IIIa inhibitorsHORIZONS-AMI trialUnfractionated heparinGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsIdentical bare-metal stentOverall event-free survivalAcute Myocardial Infarction trialEnd pointDirect thrombin inhibitor bivalirudinRoutine useEfficacy end pointMyocardial Infarction trialTarget lesion revascularizationEvent-free survivalClinical end pointsPercutaneous coronary interventionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsNew pharmacologic agentsThrombin inhibitor bivalirudinDrug-eluting stents