title: Effect of adjunctive treatment with tirofiban on troponin T elevation during stenting of critically stenosed aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts.
abstract: In this pilot study, we show that periprocedural administration of tirofiban during stenting of critically stenosed saphenous vein grafts, significantly reduces the occurrence of postprocedural minor myocardial necroses.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Volkhard
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kurowski
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toelg
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Uwe K H
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Wiegand
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richardt
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khattab
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D015607:Stents; D000077466:Tirofiban; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D020107:Troponin T; D014443:Tyrosine; D000077466:Tirofiban