Table 2: Use of tirofiban and other antithrombotic medications


Upstream group (n=220) Downstream group (n=258) P value
Duration of tirofiban infusion (hours) 35.4 ± 12.6 27.9 ± 9.2 0.00
Dose of tirofiban (ml) 433.2 ± 167.0 352.9 ± 136.9 0.00
Aspirin 300mg loading, N (%) 87 (39.5) 86 (33.3) 0.15
Aspirin 100mg daily, N (%) 179 (81.4) 209 (81.0) 0.92
Clopidogrel 300mg loading, N (%) 123 (55.9) 139 (53.9) 0.66
Clopidogrel 75mg daily, N (%) 218 (99.1) 253 (98.1) 0.35
Dose of heparin (IU) 4134.2 ± 1658.8 4592.6 ± 2926.9 0.05

100ml tirofiban contains 5 mgtirofiban