title: Effectiveness and safety of abciximab after failed thrombolytic therapy.
abstract: Among 214 patients treated with abciximab within 24 hours of full-dose thrombolytic therapy, major bleeding occurred in 50 patients (23%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 18% to 30%) and intracranial hemorrhage occurred in 3 patients (1.4%; 95% CI 0.3% to 4%). The independent multivariate predictors of major bleeding were age (odds ratio [OR] 1.53/10 years, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.21, p = 0.03), time from thrombolytic to abciximab (OR 0.91/hour, 95% CI 0.83 to 0.99, p = 0.03), and intra-aortic balloon pump insertion (OR 4.42, 95% CI 2.00 to 9.72, p = 0.0002).
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Velianou
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sketch
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Barsness
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ohman
mesh_terms: D000077284:Abciximab; D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C087896:reteplase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000077284:Abciximab