title: Oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists in coronary artery disease.
abstract: Despite the efficacy of intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and those presenting with acute coronary syndromes, the application of oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition to the chronic management of coronary artery disease has not met with the same success. To explain these results, factors related to dosing, and inadequate inhibition or activation of platelet pro-coagulant activity have been recently suggested. However, although the disparity between intravenous and oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa experience remains largely enigmatic, the discordant effect on ischemic endpoints observed within the phase III oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor trials potentially implicates a mechanism unrelated to platelet function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Desk F25, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000409:Alanine; D001550:Benzamidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000502:physiology; D010091:Oximes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D001550:Benzamidines; D016023:Integrins; D010091:Oximes; D010880:Piperidines; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D011759:Pyrrolidines; C120234:orbofiban; D000409:Alanine; C091295:xemilofiban; C100917:sibrafiban