Intracoronary Compared With Intravenous Bolus Abciximab Application During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Substudy of the AIDA STEMI Trial

ConclusionsThis largest multicenter CMR study in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients to date demonstrates no benefit of intracoronary versus intravenous abciximab administration on myocardial damage and/or reperfusion injury. Infarct size determined by CMR was significantly associated with major adverse cardiac events. (Abciximab i.v. Versus i.c. in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction [AIDA STEMI]; NCT00712101)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research