Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors improve mortality after aspiration thrombectomy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Int J Cardiol. 2015:187:206-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.173. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ University of Alabama at Birmingham, and VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, United States.
² Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, United States.
³ Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.
⁴ University of Alabama at Birmingham, and VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, United States. Electronic address: mleesar@uabmc.edu.

PMID: 25839623
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.173

No abstract available

Keywords: GpIIb/IIIa inhibitors use; ST-elevation myocardial infarction; Thrombus aspiration.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Myocardial Infarction / mortality*
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / antagonists & inhibitors*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Thrombectomy*
Thrombosis / prevention & control*

Substances

Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex