Safety and efficacy of low-dose intravenous enoxaparin and GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapy during PCI.
The use of intravenous enoxaparin, a glyco-protein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor, during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be safe and to possibly reduce in-hospital and 30-day major adverse cardiac events(MACE). NICE-4, a recent PCI observational study, evaluated a reduced dose of intravenous (IV) enoxaparin (0.75 mg/kg) with abciximab. However, prior PCI studies evaluating IV enoxaparin have not used percutaneous closure devices. The purpose of this study was to observe the safety and efficacy of a lower dose of IV enoxaparin (0.5 mg/kg) in conjunction with any GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor. The Angio-Seal femoral closure device was also employed as part of the treatment strategy. We administered 0.5 mg/kg IV enoxaparin and a GP IIIb/IIIa inhibitor to 75 eligible PCI patients. None received anticoagulation 24 hours prior to PCI; all received pre-procedural aspirin, post-procedural deployment of the Angio-Seal and clopidogrel therapy, and were discharged home within 36 hours. TIMI minor bleeding was 1.3%; there were no TIMI major bleeding events or major adverse cardiac events during in-hospital stay or at 30-day follow-up. Our small observational study shows that IV enoxaparin is safe and efficacious during PCI when given at a dose 33% lower than previously reported in conjunction with any GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor and Angio-Seal. However, large, randomized PCI trials are needed to confirm the clinical efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of lower doses of enoxaparin with GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors and vascular closure devices.
Carnendran
Louis
L
Harrisburg Medical Associates, 1871 Evelyn Byrd Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA.
Borkowski
Robert
R
Markabawi
Bashar
B
Warner
Mark F
MF
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014768:Virginia
D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex