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Thomas M, Dawkins C, Shelmerdine L. Antithrombotics after infra-inguinal bypass grafting. Hippokratia 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd015141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Matthew Thomas
- Department of Vascular Surgery; Freeman Hospital; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Department of Vascular Surgery; Freeman Hospital; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Department of Vascular Surgery; Freeman Hospital; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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Ionescu CN, Altin SE, Mena-Hurtado C. Antiplatelet therapy for tibial balloon angioplasty: A clinical perspective. SAGE Open Med 2019; 7:2050312119854579. [PMID: 31210934 PMCID: PMC6545680 DOI: 10.1177/2050312119854579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Percutaneous transluminal tibial balloon angioplasty has an important role in the therapeutic approach of critical limb ischaemia. Despite a growing number of patients with critical limb ischaemia, there are no trials to guide the pharmacologic approach post intervention. Guidelines pertaining to the antiplatelet therapy post percutaneous transluminal tibial balloon angioplasty have not been developed. In addition, critical limb ischaemia patients have multiple comorbidities and a higher risk of bleeding. To examine the shortest duration of antiplatelet therapy post percutaneous transluminal tibial balloon angioplasty, we reviewed the preclinical data used to develop the standards for the current angioplasty technique.
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- Costin N Ionescu
- Cardiovascular Disease Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cardiovascular Disease Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cardiovascular Disease Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Donovan RJ, Ha J, Sumption KF, Dardik A, Jovin IS. Adjunctive anticoagulation during peripheral vascular intervention. Am Heart J 2016; 172:106-14. [PMID: 26856222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Endovascular techniques for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease are becoming an increasingly common alternative to open surgery, yet the degree of anticoagulation and choice of anticoagulant to optimize outcomes in these procedures remain uncertain. To date, few randomized trials have directly compared different anticoagulants for use during peripheral vascular interventions. It is also unclear if the approach to anticoagulation should be individualized to each vascular bed or if common principles are shared among them. This has led practitioners across different specialties to use a variety of different methods for anticoagulation, with most extrapolated from techniques used in percutaneous coronary interventions. In this review, we analyze the current literature for anticoagulation used during peripheral vascular intervention of the lower extremity, renal, carotid, and aortic arteries, with special consideration to the choice of anticoagulant used to maximize safe and effective procedural outcomes.
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- Robert J Donovan
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and West Haven VAMC, West Haven, CT
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA.
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Assumpção G, Poço J, Fernández-Felisbino R, Cardoso D, Gomes E. Study of Acetylsalicylic Acid Adsorption Using Molecular Sieves. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1260/0263-6174.33.2.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- G.A. Assumpção
- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, Chemical Engineering Sector, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Artur Riedel, 275, Diadema, São Paulo 09972-270, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, University Center (FEI), Avenida Humberto Alencar Castelo Branco, 3972, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo 09850-901, Brazil
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- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, Chemical Engineering Sector, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Artur Riedel, 275, Diadema, São Paulo 09972-270, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luis, Km 235, São Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, Chemical Engineering Sector, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Artur Riedel, 275, Diadema, São Paulo 09972-270, Brazil
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Sobel M. Peripheral Vascular Disease. Platelets 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387837-3.00034-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Robertson L, Ghouri MA, Kovacs F. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs for prevention of restenosis/reocclusion following peripheral endovascular treatment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; 2012:CD002071. [PMID: 22895926 PMCID: PMC7066628 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002071.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is frequently treated by balloon angioplasty. Restenosis/reocclusion of the dilated segments occurs often, depending on length of occlusion, lower leg outflow, stage of disease and presence of cardiovascular risk factors. To prevent reocclusion, patients are treated with antithrombotic agents. This is an update of a review first published in 2005. OBJECTIVES To determine whether any antithrombotic drug is more effective in preventing restenosis or reocclusion after peripheral endovascular treatment, compared to another antithrombotic drug, no treatment, placebo or other vasoactive drugs. SEARCH METHODS For this update the Cochrane Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group Trials Search Co-ordinator searched the Specialised Register (last searched 14 February 2012) and CENTRAL (2012, Issue 1). SELECTION CRITERIA We selected randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Participants were patients with symptomatic PAD treated by endovascular revascularisation of the pelvic or femoropopliteal arteries. Interventions were anticoagulant, antiplatelet or other vasoactive drug therapy compared with no treatment, placebo or any other vasoactive drug. Clinical endpoints were reocclusion, restenosis, amputation, death, myocardial infarction, stroke, major bleeding and other side effects, such as minor bleeding, puncture site bleeding, gastrointestinal side effects and haematoma. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We independently extracted and assessed details of the number of randomised patients, treatment, study design, patient characteristics and risk of bias. Analysis was based on intention-to-treat data. To examine the effects of outcomes such as reocclusion, restenosis, amputation and major bleeding, we computed odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using a fixed-effect model. MAIN RESULTS Twenty-two trials with a total of 3529 patients are included (14 in the original review and a further eight in this update). For the majority of comparisons, only one trial was available so results were rarely combined in meta-analyses. Individual trials were generally small and risk of bias was often unclear due to limitations in reporting. Three trials reported on drug versus placebo/control; results were consistently available for a maximum follow-up of only six months. At six months post intervention, a statistically significant reduction in reocclusion was found for high-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) combined with dipyridamole (DIP) (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.84), but not for low-dose ASA combined with DIP (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.44 to 1.10; P = 0.12) nor in major amputations for lipo-ecraprost (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.44 to 1.80). The remaining trials compared different drugs; results were more consistently available for a longer period of 12 months. At 12 months post intervention, no statistically significant difference in reocclusion/restenosis was detected for any of the following comparisons: high-dose ASA versus low-dose ASA (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.48; P = 0.91), ASA/DIP versus vitamin K antagonists (VKA) (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.40 to 1.06; P = 0.08), clopidogrel and aspirin versus low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) plus warfarin (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.06 to 1.68; P = 0.18), suloctidil versus VKA: reocclusion (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.20 to 1.76; P = 0.34), restenosis (OR 1.87, 95% CI 0.66 to 5.31; P = 0.24) and ticlopidine versus VKA (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.37 to 1.36; P = 0.30). Treatment with cilostazol resulted in statistically significantly fewer reocclusions than ticlopidine (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.76; P = 0.01). Compared with aspirin alone, LMWH plus aspirin significantly decreased occlusion/restenosis (by up to 85%) in patients with critical limb ischaemia (OR 0.15, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.42; P = 0.0003) but not in patients with intermittent claudication (OR 1.73, 95% CI 0.97 to 3.08; P = 0.06) and batroxobin plus aspirin reduced restenosis in diabetic patients (OR 0.28, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.60). Data on bleeding and other potential gastrointestinal side effects were not consistently reported, although there was some evidence that high-dose ASA increased gastrointestinal side effects compared with low-dose ASA, that clopidogrel and aspirin resulted in fewer major bleeding episodes compared with LMWH plus warfarin, and that abciximab resulted in more severe bleeding episodes. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is limited evidence suggesting that restenosis/reocclusion at six months following peripheral endovascular treatment is reduced by use of antiplatelet drugs compared with placebo/control, but associated information on bleeding and gastrointestinal side effects is lacking. There is also some evidence of variation in effect according to different drugs with cilostazol reducing reocclusion/restenosis at 12 months compared with ticlopidine and both LMWH and batroxobin combined with aspirin appearing beneficial compared with aspirin alone. However, available trials are generally small and of variable quality and side effects of drugs are not consistently addressed. Further good quality, large-scale RCTs, stratified by severity of disease, are required.
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- Lindsay Robertson
- Public Health Sciences, The Medical School, The University of Edinburgh,, Edinburgh, UK.
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Kasapis C, Gurm HS. Current approach to the diagnosis and treatment of femoral-popliteal arterial disease. A systematic review. Curr Cardiol Rev 2011; 5:296-311. [PMID: 21037847 PMCID: PMC2842962 DOI: 10.2174/157340309789317823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 02/01/2009] [Accepted: 02/01/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis affecting 5 million adults in the United States, with an age-adjusted prevalence of 4% to 15% and increasing up to 30% with age and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. In this article we focus on lower extremity PAD and specifically on the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal artery (SFPA), which are the most common anatomic locations of lower extremity atherosclerosis. We summarize current evidence and perform a systematic review on the diagnostic evaluation as well as the medical, endovascular and surgical management of SFPA disease.
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- Christos Kasapis
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Sobel M, Verhaeghe R. Antithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease. Chest 2008; 133:815S-843S. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Sobel M. Peripheral Vascular Disease. Platelets 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012369367-9/50799-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, Bakal CW, Creager MA, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Murphy WR, Olin JW, Puschett JB, Rosenfield KA, Sacks D, Stanley JC, Taylor LM, White CJ, White J, White RA, Antman EM, Smith SC, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Gibbons RJ, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Hunt SA, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B. ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic): A Collaborative Report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery,⁎Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease). J Am Coll Cardiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dörffler-Melly J, Mahler F, Do DD, Triller J, Baumgartner I. Adjunctive abciximab improves patency and functional outcome in endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal occlusions: initial experience. Radiology 2006; 237:1103-9. [PMID: 16304122 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2373041524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate the safety and effectiveness of adjunctive administration of abciximab observed within 30 days and at 6 months after randomization in patients undergoing endovascular revascularization of long-segment femoropopliteal occlusions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was approved by the local ethical committee, and patients gave written informed consent. In a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, patients undergoing percutaneous treatment for long-segment (>5 cm) femoropopliteal occlusions were randomly assigned to receive abciximab or a placebo; all patients also received standard-dose heparin. Effectiveness and safety analyses were based on an intention-to-treat approach. Patency was calculated according to life-table analysis, and P values were derived from the log-rank statistic. The P values for dichotomous safety end points were calculated with the Fisher exact test. Odds ratios were calculated for subgroup analyses. Logistic regression modeling was used for analysis of the safety bleeding data. RESULTS A total of 98 patients (103 limbs) were included: 47 patients received abciximab and 51 received a placebo. Patency with abciximab versus placebo was 95.7% versus 80.4% (relative risk, 0.21; 95% confidence interval: 0.05, 0.96; P = .02) at 30 days and was 61.7% versus 41.2% (relative risk, 0.57; 95% confidence interval: 0.32, 1.01; P = .03), coupled with a better clinical outcome according to the Rutherford score, at the end of follow-up (P = .03). Risk of major bleeding was not significantly increased, while access-site bleeding was significantly higher among patients receiving abciximab (odds ratio, 2.9; 95% confidence interval: 1.04, 8.2; P = .04). CONCLUSION The data show that adjunctive administration of abciximab has a favorable effect on patency and clinical outcome in patients undergoing complex femoropopliteal catheter interventions not hampered by serious bleeding. Treatment effect of abciximab observed at 30 days was maintained at 6-month follow-up.
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- Janine Dörffler-Melly
- Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Division of Angiology, University Hospital of Berne, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 4, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Dörffler-Melly J, Koopman MMW, Prins MH, Büller HR. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs for prevention of restenosis/reocclusion following peripheral endovascular treatment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005:CD002071. [PMID: 15674891 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002071.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is frequently treated by balloon angioplasty. Restenosis/reocclusion of the dilated segments occurs often depending on length of occlusion, lower leg outflow, stage of disease and presence of cardiovascular risk factors. To prevent reocclusion, patients are treated with antithrombotic agents. OBJECTIVES To determine whether any antithrombotic drug is more effective in preventing reocclusion after peripheral endovascular treatment, compared to another antithrombotic drug, no treatment, placebo, or other vasoactive drugs. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group's trials register (last searched April 2004), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials (CENTRAL Issue 2, 2004), MEDLINE and EMBASE (last searched June 2004). SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised trials were categorised as A (double or single blinded) or B (not blinded). Participants included patients with symptomatic PAD treated by endovascular revascularisation of the pelvic or femoropopliteal arteries. Interventions were anticoagulant, antiplatelet or other vasoactive drug therapy compared with no treatment, placebo, or any other vasoactive drug. Clinical endpoints were re-obstruction, amputation, death, myocardial infarction, stroke and major bleeding. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Details of the number of randomised patients, treatment, study design, study category, allocation concealment and patient characteristics were extracted. Analysis was based on intention-to-treat data. To examine the effects of binary outcomes such as amputation and major bleeding, odds ratios were computed using a fixed effect model. The 95% confidence intervals of the effect sizes were calculated. MAIN RESULTS A 60% reduction of recurrent obstruction was found with aspirin (ASA) 330 mg combined with dipyridamol (DIP) as compared to placebo at 12 months follow-up. At six months following endovascular treatment, a positive effect on patency was found with 50 to 100 mg ASA combined with DIP (n = 356). However, this was not significant. ASA/DIP tended towards showing a superior effect on patency after femoropopliteal angioplasty compared with VKA at three, six, and twelve months. Periinterventional treatment with LMWH in femoropopliteal obstructions resulted in significantly lower restenosis/reocclusion rates than with unfractionated heparin. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Aspirin 50 to 300 mg started prior to femoropopliteal endovascular treatment appears to be the most effective and is safe. Clopidogrel might be an alternative, but data are lacking. Abciximab might be a useful adjunctive for high risk patients with long segmental femoropopliteal interventions. Low molecular weight heparin seems to be more effective in preventing reocclusion or restenosis than unfractionated heparin.
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- J Dörffler-Melly
- Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Division for Angiology, University Hospital of Berne, Freiburgstrasse 4, Berne, Switzerland, 3010.
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Solid-phase fluorescence spectroscopy for the determination of acetylsalicylic acid in powdered pharmaceutical samples. Anal Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2004.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Benenati JF. Beyond PTA and Stenting for Infrainguinal Disease. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(03)70112-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Schainfeld RM. Potential emerging therapeutic strategies to prevent restenosis in the peripheral vasculature. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2002; 56:421-31. [PMID: 12112901 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Despite the availability of antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapies, recent advances in catheter and stent technology and improved operator skill, restenosis remains the most frequent problem associated with percutaneous and surgical revascularization interventions for both coronary and peripheral arterial disease. Prevention of restenosis in the coronary vasculature has been demonstrated with cilostazol, trapidil, probucol, tranilast, nitric oxide donors, and clopidogrel. Given the similarities in revascularization procedures and in the pathophysiology of restenosis, it is possible that these results may be extrapolated to the setting of restenosis in the peripheral vasculature, making trials with these agents imperative. Several new agents have shown promising preliminary results for the prevention of restenosis in the peripheral vasculature, including cilostazol, low-molecular-weight heparins, and elastase. Several nonpharmacologic treatment modalities are also under study to prevent peripheral and coronary restenosis and have shown favorable initial results. These include endovascular radiation brachytherapy, arterial gene therapy, photoangioplasty, and several novel treatment delivery systems.
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- Robert M Schainfeld
- Division of Vascular Medicine, St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02135, USA.
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Matsagas MI, Geroulakos G, Mikhailidis DP. The role of platelets in peripheral arterial disease: therapeutic implications. Ann Vasc Surg 2002; 16:246-58. [PMID: 11972262 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-001-0159-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with platelet hyperaggregability as well as an increase in morbidity and mortality from myocardial infarction and stroke. Enhanced platelet activation in PAD may substantially contribute to these adverse outcomes. A relative resistance to aspirin therapy has been reported in patients with PAD. Therefore, clopidogrel may be superior to aspirin in treatment of PAD. Furthermore, the aspirin + clopidogrel combination could be more effective than monotherapy but its risk-benefit ratio has yet to be evaluated. Clopidogrel is preferable to ticlopidine because of its safer profile and the convenience of once-daily administration. The glycoprotein (Gp) IIb/IIIa inhibitors may also find a place as short-term therapy after peripheral angioplasty. There is a need to consider the use of clopidogrel in patients who cannot tolerate aspirin. Patients who have an event while taking aspirin also present a problem. One possibility here is to substitute aspirin with clopidogrel or to add clopidogrel to the aspirin. Although these options are currently not evidence based in patients with PAD, there is emerging evidence showing that they are realistic choices.
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- M I Matsagas
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University of London, London, UK
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Campbell B. Anticoagulation for patients with arterial disease. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2001; 21:1-2. [PMID: 11170869 DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2000.1272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Benenati JF. Infrainguinal Intervention: What Can We Do and What Should We Do. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(01)70053-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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