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Reduction of major adverse cardiac events with intracoronary compared with intravenous bolus application of abciximab in patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina undergoing coronary angioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12682003     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: In patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina undergoing coronary angioplasty, abciximab reduces major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Clinical trials have studied intravenous administration only. Intracoronary bolus application of abciximab causes very high local drug concentrations and may be more effective. We studied whether intracoronary bolus administration of abciximab is associated with a reduced MACE rate compared with the standard intravenous bolus application. METHODS AND RESULTS: We stratified 403 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina undergoing coronary angioplasty according to the type of application of abciximab. A 20-mg bolus of abciximab was given intravenously in 109 patients and intracoronarily in 294 patients. There were no differences between the groups with regard to diabetes mellitus, cardiogenic shock, successful intervention, or preprocedural and postprocedural TIMI flow. At 30 days, the incidence of MACE (death, myocardial infarction, urgent revascularization) was significantly lower in the patients with intracoronary compared with intravenous administration of abciximab (10.2% versus 20.2%; P<0.008), which was independent from stenting in multivariate analysis. The effect was most pronounced in patients with preprocedural TIMI 0/1 flow (MACE: intracoronary 11.8% versus intravenous 27.5%, P<0.002; n=273). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina undergoing emergency coronary angioplasty, intracoronary bolus application of abciximab is associated with a reduction of MACE compared with the standard intravenous bolus application of abciximab. Prospective, randomized trials are warranted to further assess intracoronary application of abciximab.
Authors:
Jochen Wöhrle; Olaf C Grebe; Thorsten Nusser; Eyas Al-Khayer; Stefan Schaible; Matthias Kochs; Vinzenz Hombach; Martin Höher
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article     Date:  2003-04-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  107     ISSN:  1524-4539     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  2003 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-15     Completed Date:  2003-05-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1840-3     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Internal-Medicine-II, University of Ulm, Robert-Koch-Strasse-8, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angina, Unstable / drug therapy,  mortality,  therapy*
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / adverse effects*
Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage*,  therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / epidemiology,  etiology,  prevention & control
Female
Heart
Humans
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / administration & dosage*,  therapeutic use
Incidence
Infusions, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy,  mortality,  therapy*
Recurrence / prevention & control
Retrospective Studies
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; 143653-53-6/abciximab
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Circulation. 2003 Nov 11;108(19):e138; author reply e138   [PMID:  14610001 ]

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