Angiographic demonstration of coronary dethrombosis with eptifibatide.
When dealing with acute coronary syndromes, the interventionists often go straight to balloon and stents, because they work quick and well in the majority of cases. However, it is not to forget that vigorous antithrombotic treatment is frequently highly beneficial in these settings. We report here on two clinical cases of coronary thrombosis in which we could appreciate on the angiograms the effect of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor eptifibatide alone or in conjunction with alteplase.
Colombo
Alessandro
A
Cardiology Department, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy. emodinamica@hsacco.it
Lavarra
Francesco
F
Danna
Paolo
P
Viecca
Maurizio
M
D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077542:Eptifibatide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010455:Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010455:Peptides; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077542:Eptifibatide