American Heart Journal
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45, July 2007

Two-by-two factorial comparison of high-bolus-dose tirofiban followed by standard infusion versus abciximab and sirolimus-eluting versus bare-metal stent implantation in patients with acute myocardial infarction:

Design and rationale for the MULTI-STRATEGY trial

  • Marco Valgimigli, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
    • Cardiovascular Research Centre, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Gussago, Brescia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marco Valgimigli, MD, PhD, Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Cardiovascular Institute, Arcispedale S. Anna Hospital, C.rso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
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  • Leonardo Bolognese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Departments of San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy
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  • Maurizio Anselmi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Gianluca Campo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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  • Alfredo E. Rodriguez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Otamendi Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Nicoletta de Cesare, MD

      Affiliations

    • Policlinico S. Marco, Zingonia, Bergamo, Italy
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  • David J. Cohen, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO
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  • Imad Sheiban, MD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Salvatore Colangelo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Intervention Laboratory San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Giampaolo Pasquetto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Civic Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
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  • Martial Hamon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department at the University Hospital of Caen, Normandy, France
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  • Pascal Vranckx, MD

      Affiliations

    • Virga Jesseziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium
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  • Maurizio Ferrario, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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  • Francesco Prati, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred heart, Rome, Italy
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  • Pierfrancesco Agostoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, AZ Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Patrizia Malagutti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Centre, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Gussago, Brescia, Italy
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  • Chiara Arcozzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Centre, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Gussago, Brescia, Italy
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  • Giovanni Parrinello, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Statistics Unit, University of Brescia, Italy
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  • Corrado Vassanelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Roberto Ferrari, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
    • Cardiovascular Research Centre, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Gussago, Brescia, Italy
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  • Gianfranco Percoco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Received 16 December 2006; accepted 15 March 2007. published online 28 April 2007.

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 The conduct of this study was partially supported by Merck Company (Whitehouse Station, NJ).

PII: S0002-8703(07)00245-1

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.023

American Heart Journal
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45, July 2007