Abbreviated Infusion of Eptifibatide After Successful Coronary Intervention

Ticagrelor and Eptifibatide Bolus Versus Ticagrelor and Eptifibatide Bolus With 2‐Hour Infusion in High‐Risk Acute Coronary Syndromes Patients Undergoing Early Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

BACKGROUND In patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes, inhibition of platelet aggregation (IPA) with a potent P2Y12 inhibitor, ticagrelor, was inferior to tirofiban infusion at 2 hours, indicating that glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are still needed. Ticagrelor and eptifibatide bolus only may maximally inhibit platelet aggregation and decrease bleeding, but IPA with ti...

Eptifibatide in coronary intervention: past time for the next chapter.

Shock After Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Ventricular Fibrillation.

A 63-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department with an episode of sudden cardiopulmonary arrest attributable to ventricular fibrillation (Figure 1). Before admission, cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a bystander and emergency personnel with two 200-J direct-current shocks was conducted; thereafter, spontaneous circulation returned. The patient’s vital signs and level of consciousnes...

Residual plaque burden in patients with acute coronary syndromes after successful percutaneous coronary intervention.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to characterize and evaluate the clinical impact of untreated atherosclerotic disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). BACKGROUND Residual atherosclerotic disease after successful PCI may predispose future major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Compared with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)...

Successful Revascularization to Right Coronary Artery by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention after Endovascular Therapy for Leriche Syndrome

A 69-year-old man with effort angina was admitted to our institution. Echocardiography showed poor left ventricular systolic function with akinesis of the anterior wall and severe hypokinesis of the inferior wall. We performed coronary angiography, which revealed two diseased vessels including chronic total occlusion in the left anterior descending artery and severe stenosis in the right corona...