Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade with integrilin (eptifibatide) for early postinfarction angina in a patient with coronary arterial ectasia.

A middle-aged male with multivessel proximal coronary ectasia presented with thrombosis-related acute myocardial infarction and early postinfarct angina, and was successfully treated with a combination of intravenous integrilin (eptifibatide) and unfractionated heparin. The possible aetiology, prognosis and available management strategies are discussed.