Safety of Tirofiban in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Siebler, Mario; G. Hennerici, Michael; Schneider, Dietmar; von Reutern, G.-M.; J. Seitz, Rüdiger; Röther, Joachim; W. Witte, Otto; F. Hamann, Gerhard; Junghans, Ulrich; Villringer, Arno; B. Fiebach, Jochen

doi:10.1161/strokeaha.110.599662

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Safety of Tirofiban in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Published in Stroke • Aug 19, 2011

Authors:

Mario Siebler

Michael G. Hennerici

Dietmar Schneider

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Tirofiban is a highly selective, fast-acting nonpeptide glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet receptor antagonist with a short half-life time. Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists are effective for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes proven in large clinical trials. Safety and ef...

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Medicine

Tirofiban

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