Didn't your competent? hospital start using this years ago? Oh, so you don't have a functioning stroke hospital do you? Contact the board of directors and ask them all to resign for incompetence!
tirofiban (12 posts to November 2012)
The efficacy and safety of continuous intravenous tirofiban for acute ischemic stroke patients treated by endovascular therapy: a meta-analysis
Mengmeng Wang
Jing Li1,2
Pengfei Wang- 1Clinical College, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China
- 2Department of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China
- 3Department of Neurology, School of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
Introduction: Tirofiban is a non-peptide selective glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor with a short half-life. The research assesses the efficacy and safety of continuous intravenous tirofiban in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing endovascular therapy (ET).
Methods: A systematic search of Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases is conducted from inception until January 26, 2024. Eligible studies are included based on predefined selection criteria. Efficacy outcomes (favorable functional outcome and excellent functional outcome) and safety outcomes (symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage [sICH], any intracranial hemorrhage [ICH], and 90-day mortality) are calculated using odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Results: A total of 4,329 patients from 15 studies are included in the analysis. The results indicate a significant trend toward favorable functional outcomes in the tirofiban group (OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.09–1.42; p = 0.001). In terms of safety outcomes, tirofiban does not increase the risk of sICH (OR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.71–1.13; p = 0.35) or any ICH (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.70–1.34; p = 0.85), but it significantly decreases 90–day mortality (OR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.64–0.88; p = 0.0006). A subgroup analysis suggests that continuous intravenous tirofiban demonstrates better efficacy (OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.09–1.42; p = 0.001) for patients with AIS undergoing rescue ET with even better results when used in combination with intra–arterial and intravenous administration (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.07–1.451; p = 0.005).
Conclusion: Continuous intravenous tirofiban is effective and safe for patients with AIS undergoing rescue ET, particularly when combined with intra-arterial tirofiban.
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