Effect of adjunctive treatment with tirofiban on troponin T elevation during stenting of critically stenosed aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts

Volkhard Kurowski; Ralph Toelg; Deepak Jain; Carsten Richter; Uwe K H Wiegand; Gert Richardt; Ahmed A Khattab

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.044

Effect of adjunctive treatment with tirofiban on troponin T elevation during stenting of critically stenosed aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 1;96(5):681-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.044.

Authors

Volkhard Kurowski¹, Ralph Toelg, Deepak Jain, Carsten Richter, Uwe K H Wiegand, Gert Richardt, Ahmed A Khattab

Affiliation

¹ Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

PMID: 16125495
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.044

Abstract

In this pilot study, we show that periprocedural administration of tirofiban during stenting of critically stenosed saphenous vein grafts, significantly reduces the occurrence of postprocedural minor myocardial necroses.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
Coronary Restenosis / blood
Coronary Restenosis / etiology
Coronary Restenosis / therapy*
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / blood
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy*
Humans
Male
Pilot Projects
Saphenous Vein / transplantation
Stents*
Tirofiban
Treatment Outcome
Troponin T / blood*
Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives*
Tyrosine / therapeutic use
Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Troponin T
Tyrosine
Tirofiban