title: Incidence and impact on outcome of streptokinase allergy in the GUSTO-I trial. Global Utilization of Streptokinase and t-PA in Occluded Coronary Arteries.
abstract: We evaluated allergic reactions in 20,201 patients randomized to the streptokinase arms of The Global Utilization of Streptokinase and t-PA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) in Occluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO-I) trial, and tested the hypothesis that patients with streptokinase allergy would exhibit higher mortality. After adjusting for baseline variables and time of death, we found comparable coronary patency, left ventricular function, mortality, and bleeding complications between patients with versus those without streptokinase allergy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Califf
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stebbins
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015996:Survival Rate; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator