Acute administration of tirofiban versus aspirin in emergent carotid artery stenting

Gruber, Philipp; Hlavica, Martin; Berberat, Jatta; Ineichen, Benjamin Victor; Diepers, Michael; Nedeltchev, Krassen; Kahles, Timo; Remonda, Luca (2019). Acute administration of tirofiban versus aspirin in emergent carotid artery stenting. Interventional neuroradiology, 25(2), pp. 219-224. Sage Publications 10.1177/1591019918808777

[img] Text
Acute administration of tirofiban versus aspirin in emergent carotid artery stenting_.pdf - Published Version
Restricted to registered users only
Available under License Publisher holds Copyright.

Download (929kB) | Request a copy

BACKGROUND: Carotid artery stenting requires antiplatelet therapy for prevention of in-stent thrombosis. Patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke undergoing intravenous thrombolysis and emergent carotid artery stenting (eCAS) are at high risk for intracranial bleeding. We assessed efficacy and safety of acute administration of intravenous tirofiban versus aspirin in these patients. METHODS: A retrospective, single center, cohort study was carried out of 32 patients who underwent eCAS (18 received tirofiban, 14 received aspirin) at our comprehensive stroke center (2008-2016). RESULTS: Of our 32 consecutive eCAS patients, favorable clinical outcomes (modified Rankin scale </= 2) were achieved in eight (47) tirofiban patients and six (46) aspirin patients ( p = 0.96). Overall rates were similar for symptomatic intracranial bleeding (tirofiban 22, aspirin 29, p = 0.68) and mortality (tirofiban 18, aspirin 23, p = 0.71). CONCLUSIONS: Tirofiban and aspirin demonstrated similar efficacy and safety in thrombolyzed stroke patients who underwent eCAS in our cohort. Intravenous tirofiban with its short half-life might represent an alternative to aspirin in select patients.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

UniBE Contributor:

Remonda, Luca

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1591-0199

Publisher:

Sage Publications

Language:

English

Submitter:

Panagiota Milona

Date Deposited:

04 Nov 2019 09:13

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1177/1591019918808777

PubMed ID:

30394839

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Tirofiban emergent carotid artery stenting stroke

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.124690

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/124690

Actions (login required)

Edit item Edit item
Provide Feedback