Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

[Retracted] Improved Cardiac Function and Attenuated Inflammatory Response by Additional Administration of Tirofiban during PCI for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients

Table 4

Cardiac function comparison between the PCI + tirofiban and PCI groups at days 7 and 30 following PCI.
GroupLVEF (%)LVEDD (mm)LVESD (mm)
Day 7 after PCIDay 30 after PCIDay 7 after PCIDay 30 after PCIDay 7 after PCIDay 30 after PCI
PCI + tirofiban group55.36 ± 8.2160.21 ± 6.2148.36 ± 4.1244.12 ± 3.2436.24 ± 4.3436.87 ± 4.65
PCI group46.21 ± 6.2150.21 ± 4.2350.02 ± 4.2448.24 ± 3.0437.21 ± 4.6543.21 ± 3.54
<0.001<0.0010.6550.0290.232<0.001
A total of 124 patients with STEMI were randomly assigned to PCI + tirofiban and PCI groups, 62 cases per groups. compared with before PCI. LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end systolic diameter.