Long-term Efficacy of Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Integrin Blockade With Eptifibatide in Coronary Stent Intervention

Abstract
Over the past decade, evidence has documented the efficacy of intravenous platelet glycoprotein (Gp) IIb/IIIa integrin blockade as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1,2 Blockade of the Gp IIb/IIIa receptor reduces ischemic complications of PCI across all indications for PCI, among the various devices used for PCI, throughout a broad range of heparin anticoagulation strategies, and across several different agents.3-8