Tirofiban prevents the blood from clotting during episodes of chest pain or a heart attack, or while the patient is undergoing a procedure to treat a blocked coronary artery. It is a non-peptide reversible antagonist of the platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor, and inhibits platelet aggregation.
For treatment, in combination with heparin, of acute coronary syndrome, including patients who are to be managed medically and those undergoing PTCA or atherectomy.
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome, Georgia, United States
Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, Florida, United States
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Cardiology Unit, Ferrara, Italy
The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Dept. of Cardiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
S Anna Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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