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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 7.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jul;5(7):10.1016/j.jcin.2012.03.018. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.03.018

Table 2. In-hospital Medications Used by Patients With and Without Serious Infections.

Medications Serious Infection
n/N (%)
No Serious Infection
n/N (%)
Antibiotics 123/138 (89.1%) 662/5606 (11.8%)
Aspirin 128/138 (92.8%) 5444/5601 (97.2%)
Thienopyridines 115/117 (98.3%) 5206/5249 (99.2%)
Abciximab 50/84 (59.5%) 2527/3903 (64.7%)
Eptifibatide 25/84 (29.8%) 1121/3903 (28.7%)
Tirofiban 9/84 (10.7%) 255/3903 (6.5%)
Statins 109/138 (79%) 5118/5602 (91.4%)
ACE inhibitors 98/138 (71%) 4459/5600 (79.6%)
Beta-blockers 97/138 (70.3%) 4770/5600 (85.2%)

ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme.