title: Effectiveness of tirofiban for failed thrombolysis during acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: The clinical outcome of 48 consective patients with myocardial infarction who received tirofiban for unsuccessful thrombolysis was compared with that of 48 patients matched for age, gender, and infarct location who did not receive rescue treatment. Those who received tirofiban had more successful reperfusions, and there were few bleeding complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, ICCU, Azienda Ospedaliera San Sebastiano, Caserta, Italy. alfredovetrano@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vetrano
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carotenuto
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corsini
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schioppa
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martone
authors.forename: Saverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melorio
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sideri
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chieffo
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corsini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D019233:Retreatment / Q000379:methods; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D000077466:Tirofiban; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D014443:Tyrosine; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000077466:Tirofiban