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Increased Mortality With Oral Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Antagonists
Author(s) -
Derek P. Chew,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Shelly Sapp,
Eric J. Topol
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.103.2.201
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , myocardial infarction , placebo , revascularization , platelet aggregation inhibitor , randomized controlled trial , cardiology , coronary artery disease , pharmacology , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Numerous clinical trials have established the benefits of intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition in the management of coronary artery disease. In contrast, the recent large-scale, placebo-controlled, randomized trials of the oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists have failed to provide commensurate reductions in late composite ischemic end points despite potent inhibition of platelet aggregation.

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