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THROMBOSIS RESEARCH
Volume 130, Issue 2, Pages 265-272Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2011.10.020
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Myocardial infarction; Ischemia; Reperfusion injury; Porcine; Abciximab; Bivalirudin
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- American Heart of Poland research funds
- Medical University of Silesia [KNW - 10 - 94/07]
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Introduction: The reperfusion injury (RI) remains a significant limitation of primary PCI, therefore we evaluated the role of intracoronary abciximab and bivalirudin for anticoagulation on myocardial salvage and RI in the porcine model of ischemia/reperfusion. Materials and Methods: Myocardial infarction was induced in 23 pigs by 60-minute over-the-wire (OTW) balloon occlusion of the LAD. Animals received intravenous bivalirudin and then five minutes prior to reperfusion, either a coronary downstream infusion of abciximab (n = 11) or saline (n = 12) through the central lumen of an OTW catheter. All animals were followed for 48 hours. Results: Histological analysis showed that infarct area (IA) and area at risk (AAR) were comparable between groups (IA/AAR%: 57.6 +/- 8% vs. 57.1 +/- 7%, p = 0.8). Confirming this trend, biochemical markers (troponin I, TNF-alpha, IL-6, hsCRP, adiponectin, and VCAM) and left ventricular ejection fraction were also similar at 48 hours. Adhesion markers like ICAMand P-selectin were significantly decreased in the study group, nevertheless histological evidence of leukocyte extravasation was similar. The enhancement of apoptosis by TUNEL was comparable in both groups. The number of hemorrhagic infarctions confirmed by micro and macroscopic evaluation tended to be higher in the study group (70% vs. 20%, p = 0.07). Conclusions: Despite lowered concentrations of adhesion molecules, intracoronary abciximab with peripheral bivalirudin is not superior to bivalirudin unaided in terms of myocardial salvage caused by RI in the porcine ischemia/reperfusion model. This might be due to local hemorrhage caused by abciximab. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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