title: Myocardial infarct artery patency and reocclusion rates after treatment with duteplase at the dose used in the International Study of Infarct Survival-3. Burroughs Wellcome Study Group.
abstract: Duteplase, 98% double-chain recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator, was administered intravenously in 488 patients with acute myocardial infarction in a multicenter, open, safety and patency study. Duteplase dosing was based on body weight. Duteplase was administered as a bolus of 0.04 MIU/kg of thrombolytic activity followed by 0.36 MIU/kg over 1 hour and 0.067 MIU/kg/hour for 3 additional hours. The patency rate of the infarct-related artery at 90 minutes was 69% (330 of 478). The reocclusion rate at 3 to 48 hours was 6% (18 of 301). Reinfarction occurred in 7.6% of patients (37 of 488), but 12 reinfarctions occurred after coronary angioplasty. Serious bleeding occurred in 7.6% of patients (37 of 488), predominantly at the catheterization entry site. There were 3 instances of central nervous system bleeding, 1 fatal. Fibrinogen levels declined to 83% of baseline at 24 hours. Weight-based dosing may explain the low incidence of serious bleeding in this study. The in-hospital mortality was 6.6% (32 of 488). This study documents that the dose of duteplase used in the International Study of Infarct Survival-3 results in a 90-minute coronary artery patency rate and safety profile comparable to those reported in published studies on the approved dose of alteplase.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology of Tulsa, Inc., Oklahoma 74136.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kalbfleisch
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Kurnik
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Thadani
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: DeWood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Magorien
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Spaccavento
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; C068645:duteplase