Research Article

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Use and Outcome after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 3

Procedural outcomes.

No GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor used ( )GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor used ( )Significance ( )

Inhospital
 MACE24 (1.37%)22 (1.70%)0.457
 Death13 (0.74%)7 (0.54%)0.651
 Q wave MI5 (0.29%)12 (0.93%)0.025*
 Reintervention PCI5 (0.29%)6 (0.46%)0.543
 Emergency CABG3 (0.17%)1 (0.08%)0.641
Coronary dissection/perforation25 (1.43%)26 (2.01%)0.253
CVA2 (0.11%)0 (0.00%)0.511
Side branch occlusion10 (0.57%)9 (0.70%)0.817
Major bleeding6 (0.34%)14 (1.08%)0.021*
Minor bleeding36 (2.05%)40 (3.09%)0.078
Total bleeding42 (2.40%)54 (4.17%)0.0063*
Heart block requiring pacing2 (0.11%)1 (0.08%)0.578
DC cardioversion4 (0.23%)2 (0.15%)1.00

value < 0.05.