Effect of abciximab on the pattern of reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty

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publication date

  • September 1999

abstract

  • We investigated the effect of platelet fibrinogen receptor blockade on infarct size after primary angioplasty. Abciximab significantly reduced the time-to-peak creatine kinase without affecting enzymatic infarct size, suggesting a beneficial effect on the pattern and speed of reperfusion.