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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Intracoronary versus intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with STEMI: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author, year (country)

Sample size (IC/IV group)

Follow-up duration, months

Symptom onseta, hours

Thrombectomy

Stenting (DES)

P2Y12 inhibitors

GP-IIb/IIIa inhibitors

IC bolus doseb

Maintenance IV infusion

Bellandi, 2004 (Italy) [23]

22/23

1

≤ 6

NA

100% (NA)

TP

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Thiele, 2008 (Germany) [24]

77/77

1

≤ 12

NA

Almost all (NA)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Dominguez-Rodriguez, 2009 (Spain) [25]

25/25

1

≤ 6

100%

100% (NA)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Bertrand, 2010 (Canada) [26]

53/52

12

≤ 6

42%

NA (NA)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Gu, 2010 (Netherlands) [27]

271/263

1

≤ 12

98%

95% (NA)

C or P

Abciximab

Standard

N

Eitel, 2011 (Germany) [28]

77/77

6

≤ 12

NA

NA (NA)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Iversen, 2011 [30 days]

(Denmark) [29]

185/170

1

≤ 12

0%

95% (80%)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Iversen, 2011 [1 year]

(Denmark) [30]

185/170

12

≤ 12

0%

95% (80%)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Kirma, 2012 (Turkey) [37]

25/24

6

≤ 12

NA

100% (NA)

C

Tirofiban

Standard

Y (IV group only)

Thiele, 2012 (Germany) [6]

1032/1033

3

≤ 12

20%

Almost all (NA)

C or P

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Desch, 2013 (Germany) [31]

925/921

12

≤ 12

20%

Almost all (NA)

C or P

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Eitel, 2013 (Germany) [32]

394/401

12

≤ 12

24%

98% (42%)

C or P

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Namazi, 2013 (Iran) [39]

20/20

Until discharge

≤ 12

68%

100% (65%)

C

Abciximab (IC group)

Eptifibatide

(IV group)

Standard

N

Pellicori, 2013 (Italy) [40]

38/39

12

≤ 12

0%

100% (NA)

C

Abciximab or eptifibatide

Abciximab: Standard

Eptifibatide: Low

Y

Secco, 2014 (Italy) [33]

47/42

6

≤ 12

25%

NA

C

Abciximab

Standard

N

Esfandi, 2016 (Iran) [35]

36/38

Until discharge

NA

NA

100% (100%)

C

Eptifibatide

Standard

Y

Sanati, 2017 (Iran) [7]

32/32

Until discharge

≤ 12

NA

NA (10%)

C

Eptifibatide

Standard

Y

Bedjaoui, 2019 (Algeria) [34]

78/82

6

≤ 12

82%

96% (NA)

C

Abciximab

Standard

Y

Nab, 2019 (Egypt) [36]

50/50

1

≤ 12

92%

100% (0%)

C

Eptifibatide

Standard

Y

Ma, 2020 (China) [8]

106/102

12

≤ 12

NA

100% (NA)

C

Tirofiban

Low

Y

Tang, 2022 [DM] (China) [38]

100/100

15 days

≤ 2

NA

NA

NA

Tirofiban

Low

Y

Tang, 2022 (China) [16]

90/90

6

≤ 12

26%

Almost all (NA)

TG

Tirofiban

Low

Y

  1. a Time from symptom onset to randomization
  2. b Standard dose for IC bolus: abciximab 0.25 mg/kg, eptifibatide 180 mcg/kg double-bolus (10-min interval), and tirofiban 25 mcg/kg
  3. Abbreviations: C, clopidogrel; DES, drug-eluting stent; GP, glycoprotein; IC, intracoronary; IV, intravenous; N, no in both groups; NA, not available; P, prasugrel; TG, ticagrelor; TP, ticlopidine; Y, yes in both groups