Title: Alternative Anticoagulation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
1Alternative Anticoagulation During Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention
in HIT Patients
2Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
3Incidence of HIT
4Relationship of HIT and Thrombosis
5Cumulative Risk of Thrombosis in Patients With
Diagnosed HIT
6Clinical Presentations of HIT
7Pathophysiology
8Clinical Diagnosis of HIT
9Clinical Diagnosis of HIT
10Distribution of Platelet Count in HIT
11Laboratory Testing for HIT
12Prophylaxis and Treatment of HIT
Patient Risk Factors
13Alternative Anticoagulants
14Renal Plasma Flow Declines 50 by Age 80
15Creatinine Clearance Is Reduced
in Elderly Patients
16Direct Thrombin Inhibitors Pharmacologic and Clin
ical Parameters
17Direct Thrombin Inhibitors Mechanism of Action
18Direct Thrombin Inhibitors FDA Indications and U
sage
19Pharmacokinetics of Argatroban
Infusion in Healthy Volunteers
20Relationship at Steady State Between Argatroban
Dose, Plasma Argatroban Concentration, and aPTT
21Clinical Studies of Argatroban in HIT/HITTS
22Efficacy Results for Argatroban Components of
Composite Endpoint
23Bleeding Incidence With Argatroban
24Argatroban Dosing for Prophylaxis and Treatment o
f HIT/HITTS
25HIT and PCI
26PCI Is Inherently Thrombogenic
27Actions of Thrombin
28The PCI Patient and HIT
29Problems With Heparin Therapy
30Potential Advantages of Direct Thrombin
Inhibitors Over Heparin
31Hirulog Angioplasty Study
32Clinical Studies of Argatroban Use
in PCI/HIT Patients
33Clinical Study Design Argatroban in PCI
34Clinical Study Design Argatroban in PCI
35Number of Procedures During PCI With Argatroban
36ACT During PCI With Argatroban
37Physician Satisfaction With Argatroban for PCI
38Procedural Successof PCI With Argatroban
39Major Bleeding With Argatroban in PCI
40Important Safety Statement
41Argatroban Dosing PCI in Patients
Who Have or Are at Risk for HIT
42PCI Dosing in Renal or Hepatic Impairment
43Conversion to Oral Anticoagulant Therapy
44Conversion to Warfarin
45Argatroban in HIT/HITTS
46Argatroban in PCI Patients With or at Risk for HI
T
47Conclusions
48Argatroban