Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2 Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Objective: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the main leading causes of mortality 
and morbidity. Reteplase is a fibrin‑specific thrombolytic which is used in the treatment 
of AMI. There is a limited number of studies reporting the postmarketing adverse drug 
reactions (ADRs) induced by reteplase. This study was aimed to examine the reteplase 
pattern of ADR and its associated risk factors in patients with acute ST‑elevation myocardial 
infarction.
Methods: A cross‑sectional, prospective study in an 8‑month period was done at the 
University affiliated referral cardiovascular center. The Naranjo probability scale and World 
Health Organization criteria for severity of ADRs were used for assessing the ADRs. The 
linear regression and logistic regression tests were used to evaluate the correlation between 
ADRs and risk factors.
Findings: The all 20 patients who received reteplase during the study period were entered. 
The majority of patients (n = 17) experienced at least one ADR. The results showed that 
the incidence of ADRs was mainly associated with gender and age, and the number of ADRs 
was associated with the history of diabetes and taking anti‑diabetic agents. The gender was 
the main predictor in the occurrence of ADRs (odds ratio: 32, 95% confidence interval: 
1.38–737.45; P = 0.030).
Conclusion: The results showed that gender, age, diabetes mellitus, and using of anti‑diabetes 
medications are the risk factors associated with the incidence of ADRs by reteplase.

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