Risk of thrombocytopenia with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors across drugs and patient populations: A meta-analysis of 29 large placebo-controlled randomized trials

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 97-106

  Wessler, Jeffrey D ^a   Giugliano, Robert P ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein IIb IIIa inhibitor; Meta analysis; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAMIFIBAN; LOTRAFIBAN; ORBOFIBAN; PLACEBO; SIBRAFIBAN; TIROFIBAN; XEMILOFIBAN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PLATELET COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GLOBAL HEALTH; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRENDS;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIIB-IIIA COMPLEX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84988835032     PISSN: 20556837     EISSN: 20556845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvu008     Document Type: Article

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