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Frequency and clinical outcome of cardiogenic shock during acute myocardial infarction among patients receiving reteplase or alteplase. Results from GUSTO-III. Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10099909     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: Reteplase has been reported to achieve better patency of the infarct artery than alteplase. As infarct artery patency is strongly associated with survival among patients with cardiogenic shock, we postulated that treatment with reteplase would improve outcomes among shock patients. METHODS: We compared 30-day mortality rates among patients in GUSTO-III who either presented with shock or developed shock after enrollment; all patients received either front-loaded alteplase or reteplase (two bolus doses of 10 MU, 30 min apart). RESULTS: Shock occurred in 260 (5.3%) of 4921 patients randomized to alteplase and 560 (5.5%) of 10,138 patients randomized to reteplase. Of these patients, 28 (10.8%) and 55 (9.8%) randomized to alteplase and reteplase, respectively, presented with shock. In-hospital, 35% and 37% of shock patients assigned to alteplase or reteplase, respectively, underwent coronary angiography, with similar rates of percutaneous (approximately 11-13%) or surgical (approximately 2-3%) revascularization procedures subsequently performed. Death within 30 days occurred in 169 (65%) and 353 (63%) shock patients randomized to alteplase and reteplase, respectively (P = 0.59). Of patients presenting with shock, 64% and 58% of patients randomized to alteplase or reteplase died within 30 days (P = 0.59). CONCLUSION: Compared with alteplase, reteplase did not improve outcome among patients who presented with shock or developed shock after receiving thrombolytics. The newer-generation thrombolytic agents remain of limited efficacy in the treatment and prevention of shock.
Authors:
D Hasdai; D R Holmes; E J Topol; P B Berger; D A Criger; J S Hochman; E R Bates; A Vahanian; P W Armstrong; R Wilcox; E M Ohman; R M Califf
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Clinical Trial, Phase III; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European heart journal     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0195-668X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Heart J.     Publication Date:  1999 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-20     Completed Date:  1999-05-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8006263     Medline TA:  Eur Heart J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  128-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications,  mortality,  therapy*
Plasminogen Activators / administration & dosage*
Recombinant Proteins / administration & dosage
Shock, Cardiogenic / drug therapy*,  etiology,  mortality*
Statistics, Nonparametric
Survival Rate
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage*
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrinolytic Agents; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 133652-38-7/reteplase; EC 3.4.21.-/Plasminogen Activators; EC 3.4.21.68/Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Eur Heart J. 1999 Jan;20(2):88-9   [PMID:  10099903 ]

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