Effect of early tirofiban administration on N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Enrico Fabris, Jan Paul Ottervanger, Renicus S. Hermanides, Jurrien M. ten Berg, Gianfranco Sinagra, Petra C. Koopmans, Evangelos Giannitsis, Christian Hamm, Arnoud W. J. van 't Hof*

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Abstract

ObjectivesTo investigate the potential association between early tirofiban treatment and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

BackgroundWhether the use of adjunctive early glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPIs) therapy, may affect the level of NT-proBNP after primary PCI is poorly studied.

MethodsNine hundred and eighty four ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary PCI were randomized to either pre-hospital tirofiban administration or placebo. NT-proBNP levels were evaluated on admission before angiography (baseline) and 18-96hr after PCI.

ResultsThere were 918 (93.3%) patients with NT-proBNP values available at baseline and 865 (87.9%) post-PCI. Post-PCI NT-proBNP level dichotomized with median value as cut-off (968.8 pg/mL, IQR 430.9-1970.0) was significantly lower in patients treated with early tirofiban as compared to placebo (45.5% vs. 54.2% P=0.011). At multivariate logistic regression analysis, independent predictors of post-PCI NT-proBNP level above the median were: NT-proBNP baseline level (OR 5.19; 95% CI, 2.92-9.25, PI (OR 4.07; 95% CI 1.24-13.36, P=0.021), anterior infarct location (OR 2.61; 95% CI 1.84-3.70, P

ConclusionsIn a large cohort of STEMI patients, pre-hospital tirofiban administration was independently associate with a lower risk of high NT-proBNP level after primary PCI, supporting the potential benefit of early antithrombotic treatment administration in STEMI patients. The trial is registered under No. ISRCTN06195297.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E293-E297
Number of pages5
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular interventions
Volume93
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • glycoprotein IIb
  • IIIa inhibitors
  • NT-proBNP
  • STEMI
  • tirofiban
  • ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
  • ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION
  • PROGNOSTIC VALUE
  • MORTALITY
  • REPERFUSION
  • INITIATION
  • ADMISSION
  • INSIGHTS
  • EXTENT

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