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Bonaca MP, Bhatt DL, Simon T, Fox KM, Mehta S, Harrington RA, Leiter LA, Capell WH, Held C, Himmelmann A, Ridderstråle W, Chen J, Lee JJ, Song Y, Andersson M, Prats J, Kosiborod M, McGuire DK, Steg PG. Limb Outcomes With Ticagrelor Plus Aspirin in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2024; 83:1627-1636. [PMID: 38658101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ticagrelor reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and increased bleeding in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary artery disease. Limb events including revascularization, acute limb ischemia (ALI), and amputation are major morbidities in patients with T2DM and atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the effect of ticagrelor on limb events. METHODS Patients were randomized to ticagrelor or placebo on top of aspirin and followed for a median of 3 years. MACE (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke), limb events (ALI, amputation, revascularization), and bleeding were adjudicated by an independent and blinded clinical events committee. The presence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) was reported at baseline. RESULTS Of 19,220 patients randomized, 1,687 (8.8%) had PAD at baseline. In patients receiving placebo, PAD was associated with higher MACE (10.7% vs 7.3%; HR: 1.48; P < 0.001) and limb (9.5% vs 0.8%; HR: 10.67; P < 0.001) risk. Ticagrelor reduced limb events (1.6% vs 1.3%; HR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.61-0.96; P = 0.022) with significant reductions for revascularization (HR: 0.79; 95% CI: 0.62-0.99; P = 0.044) and ALI (HR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.08-0.70; P = 0.009). The benefit was consistent with or without PAD (HR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.58-1.11; and HR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.55-1.05, respectively; Pinteraction = 0.81). There was no effect modification of ticagrelor vs placebo based on PAD for MACE (Pinteraction = 0.40) or TIMI major bleeding (Pinteraction = 0.3239). CONCLUSIONS Patients with T2DM and atherosclerosis are at high risk of limb events. Ticagrelor decreased this risk, but increased bleeding. Future trials evaluating the combination of ticagrelor and aspirin would further elucidate the benefit/risk of such therapy in patients with PAD, including those without coronary artery disease. (A Study Comparing Cardiovascular Effects of Ticagrelor Versus Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [THEMIS]: NCT01991795).
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Affiliation(s)
- Marc P Bonaca
- University of Colorado, CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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- Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Research, Research Platform of East of Paris (URCEST-CRCEST-CRB.APHPSU), Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris (APHP), Sorbonne Universite, FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials), Paris, France
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- The National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Colorado, CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden
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- AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, Université de Paris, INSERM Unité 1148, Paris, France
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Hess CN, Hsia J, Carroll IA, Nehler MR, Ruf W, Morrow DA, Nicolau JC, Berwanger O, Szarek M, Capell WH, Johri S, Pursley MS, Gupta R, Meehan PS, Franchi F, Effron MB, Marshall D, Graybill CA, Graybill SP, Keuer T, Bristow MR, Bonaca MP. Novel Tissue Factor Inhibition for Thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19: Primary Results of the ASPEN-COVID-19 Trial. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2023. [PMID: 37381988 PMCID: PMC10364965 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.122.318748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thrombo-inflammation is central to COVID-19-associated coagulopathy. TF (tissue factor), a driver disordered coagulation and inflammation in viral infections, may be a therapeutic target in COVID-19. The safety and efficacy of the novel TF inhibitor rNAPc2 (recombinant nematode anticoagulation protein c2) in COVID-19 are unknown. METHODS ASPEN-COVID-19 was an international, randomized, open-label, active comparator clinical trial with blinded end point adjudication. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer levels were randomized 1:1:2 to lower or higher dose rNAPc2 on days 1, 3, and 5 followed by heparin on day 8 or to heparin per local standard of care. In comparisons of the pooled rNAPc2 versus heparin groups, the primary safety end point was major or nonmajor clinically relevant International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis bleeding through day 8. The primary efficacy end point was proportional change in D-dimer concentration from baseline to day 8, or discharge if before day 8. Patients were followed for 30 days. RESULTS Among 160 randomized patients, median age was 54 years, 43.1% were female, and 38.8% had severe baseline COVID-19. There were no significant differences between rNAPc2 and heparin in bleeding or other safety events. Overall, median change in D-dimer was -16.8% (interquartile range, -45.7 to 36.8; P=0.41) with rNAPc2 treatment and -11.2% (-36.0 to 34.4; P=0.91) with heparin (Pintergroup=0.47). In prespecified analyses, in severely ill patients, D-dimer levels tended to increase more within the heparin (median, 29.0% [-14.9 to 145.2]; P=0.02) than the rNAPc2 group (median, 25.9% [-49.1 to 136.4]; P=0.14; Pintergroup=0.96); in mildly ill patients, D-dimer levels were reduced within each group with a numerically greater reduction with rNAPc2 versus heparin (rNAPc2 median, -32.7% [-44.7 to 4.3]; P=0.007 and heparin median, -16.8% [-36.0 to 0.5]; P=0.008, Pintergroup=0.34). CONCLUSIONS rNAPc2 treatment in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was well tolerated without excess bleeding or serious adverse events but did not significantly reduce D-dimer more than heparin at day 8. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier: NCT04655586.
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Affiliation(s)
- Connie N Hess
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora. (C.N.H., J.H., M.S., W.H.C., M.R.B., M.P.B.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora. (C.N.H., J.H., M.S., W.H.C., M.R.B., M.P.B.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
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- ARCA biopharma, Westminster, CO (I.A.C., D.M., C.A.G., S.P.G., T.K., M.R.B.)
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora. (M.R.N., R.G.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
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- Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (W.R.)
- Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA (W.R.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.A.M.)
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- Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil (J.C.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora. (C.N.H., J.H., M.S., W.H.C., M.R.B., M.P.B.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
- The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn (M.S.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora. (C.N.H., J.H., M.S., W.H.C., M.R.B., M.P.B.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora. (M.R.N., R.G.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
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- ARCA biopharma, Westminster, CO (I.A.C., D.M., C.A.G., S.P.G., T.K., M.R.B.)
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- ARCA biopharma, Westminster, CO (I.A.C., D.M., C.A.G., S.P.G., T.K., M.R.B.)
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- ARCA biopharma, Westminster, CO (I.A.C., D.M., C.A.G., S.P.G., T.K., M.R.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora. (C.N.H., J.H., M.S., W.H.C., M.R.B., M.P.B.)
- ARCA biopharma, Westminster, CO (I.A.C., D.M., C.A.G., S.P.G., T.K., M.R.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora. (C.N.H., J.H., M.S., W.H.C., M.R.B., M.P.B.)
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., J.H., M.R.N., M.S., W.H.C., R.G., M.P.B.)
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Govsyeyev N, Nehler M, Conte MS, Debus S, Chung J, Dorigo W, Gudz I, Krievins D, Mills J, Moll F, Norgren L, Piffaretti G, Powell R, Szalay D, Sillesen H, Wohlauer M, Szarek M, Bauersachs RM, Anand SS, Patel MR, Capell WH, Jaeger N, Hess CN, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Bonaca MP. Rivaroxaban in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease after lower extremity bypass surgery with venous and prosthetic conduits. J Vasc Surg 2023; 77:1107-1118.e2. [PMID: 36470531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) requiring lower extremity revascularization (LER) have a high risk of adverse limb and cardiovascular events. The results from the VOYAGER PAD (efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in reducing the risk of major thrombotic vascular events in subjects with symptomatic peripheral artery disease undergoing peripheral revascularization procedures of the lower extremities) trial have demonstrated that rivaroxaban significantly reduced this risk with an overall favorable net benefit for patients undergoing surgical revascularization. However, the efficacy and safety for those treated by surgical bypass, including stratification by bypass conduit (venous or prosthetic), has not yet been described. METHODS In the VOYAGER PAD trial, patients who had undergone surgical and endovascular infrainguinal LER to treat PAD were randomized to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily or placebo on top of background antiplatelet therapy (aspirin 100 mg to be used in all and clopidogrel in some at the treating physician's discretion) and followed up for a median of 28 months. The primary end point was a composite of acute limb ischemia, major amputation of vascular etiology, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular death. The principal safety outcome was major bleeding using the TIMI (thrombolysis in myocardial infarction) scale. The index procedure details, including conduit type (venous vs prosthetic), were collected at baseline. RESULTS Among 6564 randomized patients, 2185 (33%) had undergone surgical LER. Of these 2185 patients, surgical bypass had been performed for 1448 (66%), using a prosthetic conduit for 773 patients (53%) and venous conduit for 646 patients (45%). Adjusting for the baseline differences and anatomic factors, the risk of unplanned limb revascularization in the placebo arm was 2.5-fold higher for those receiving a prosthetic conduit vs a venous conduit (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.65-3.90; P < .001), and the risk of acute limb ischemia was three times greater (adjusted HR, 3.07; 95% CI, 1.84-5.11; P < .001). The use of rivaroxaban reduced the primary outcome for the patients treated with bypass surgery (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.62-0.98), with consistent benefits for those receiving venous (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49-0.96) and prosthetic (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.66-1.15) conduits (Pinteraction = .254). In the overall trial, major bleeding using the TIMI scale was increased with rivaroxaban. However, the numbers for those treated with bypass surgery were low (five with rivaroxaban vs nine with placebo; HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.18-1.65) and not powered to show statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS Surgical bypass with a prosthetic conduit was associated with significantly higher rates of major adverse limb events relative to venous conduits even after adjustment for patient and anatomic characteristics. Adding rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily to aspirin or dual antiplatelet therapy significantly reduced this risk, with an increase in the bleeding risk, but had a favorable benefit risk for patients treated with bypass surgery, regardless of conduit type. Rivaroxaban should be considered after lower extremity bypass for symptomatic PAD to reduce ischemic complications of the heart, limb, and brain.
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- Nicholas Govsyeyev
- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Careggi Polyclinic Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Pauls Stradinš University Hospital, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Section of Vascular Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
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- Cardioangiologic Center, Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research & Community Health, Aurora, CO; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Hess CN, Szarek M, Anand SS, Bauersachs RM, Patel MR, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Capell WH, Beckman JA, Piazza G, Henkin S, Bura-Rivière A, Lawall H, Roztocil K, Hsia J, Muehlhofer E, Berkowitz SD, Haskell LP, Bonaca MP. Rivaroxaban and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease After Lower Extremity Revascularization. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2215580. [PMID: 35731517 PMCID: PMC9218845 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Prior studies have observed an association between the burden of atherosclerotic vascular disease and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The association is not well described in peripheral artery disease (PAD) after lower extremity revascularization (LER). OBJECTIVE To describe the risk of, factors associated with, and outcomes after VTE, as well as the association of low-dose rivaroxaban plus antiplatelet therapy with VTE after LER. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This global, multicenter cohort study used data from the Vascular Outcomes Study of ASA (acetylsalicylic acid) Along With Rivaroxaban in Endovascular or Surgical Limb Revascularization for PAD (VOYAGER PAD) randomized clinical trial, which enrolled patients from 2015 to 2018 with median follow-up of 28 months. Participants included patients with PAD undergoing LER. Patients with an indication for therapeutic anticoagulation were excluded. Data were analyzed from September 2020 to September 2021. EXPOSURE Randomization to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily or placebo on a background of aspirin 100 mg daily; short-term clopidogrel was used at the discretion of the treating physician. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Symptomatic VTE was a prespecified secondary outcome and prospectively collected. RESULTS Among 6564 patients (median [IQR] age, 67 [61-73] years; 4860 [74.0%] men), 66 patients had at least 1 VTE. The 3-year rate of VTE in patients receiving placebo was 1.7%, and the pattern of risk was linear (year 1: 0.5%; year 2: 1.1%). After multivariable modeling, weight (hazard ratio [HR], 3.04; 95% CI, 1.09-8.43), hypertension (HR, 2.11; 95% CI, 0.91-4.89), prior amputation (HR, 2.07; 95% CI, 0.95-4.53), and older age (HR, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.06-3.11) were associated with increased risk of VTE. VTE was associated with risk of subsequent mortality (HR, 7.22; 95% CI, 4.66-11.19). Compared with aspirin alone, rivaroxaban plus aspirin was associated with lower VTE risk (HR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.37-0.998; P = .047), with benefit apparent early and sustained over time. This association was not modified by use of clopidogrel at randomization (without clopidogrel: HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.29-1.07; with clopidogrel: HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.32-1.48; P for interaction = .67). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cohort study, there was continuous risk for VTE after LER in patients with PAD, with greater risk in patients who were older and had obesity and those with more severe PAD, as reflected by prior amputation. Low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin was associated with lower VTE risk compared with aspirin alone, with benefits apparent early and continued over time. The spectrum of venous and arterial thrombotic events and overall benefits of more potent antithrombotic strategies for prevention should be considered after LER for PAD.
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- Connie N. Hess
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
- The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery–Angiology–Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Aurora
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Praxis für Herzkreislaufkrankheiten und Akademie für Gefäßkrankheiten, Ettlingen, Germany
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- Department of Transplantational Surgery, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado
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Berkowitz SD, Bauersachs RM, Szarek M, Nehler M, Debus ES, Patel MR, Anand S, Capell WH, Hess CN, Hsia J, Leeper NJ, Brasil D, Mátyás L, Diaz R, Brodmann M, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Bonaca MP. Prevention of arterial and venous thrombotic events in symptomatic peripheral arterial disease patients after lower extremity revascularization in the VOYAGER PAD trial: Dual anticoagulant/antiplatelet regimen vs antiplatelet therapy alone. J Thromb Haemost 2022; 20:1193-1205. [PMID: 35170216 PMCID: PMC9314576 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vascular disease burden after lower extremity revascularization (LER) comprises more than the first event, more vascular beds than the local arteries, and more than one clinical event type. OBJECTIVES Assess total arterial and venous thrombotic burden after LER for symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) and effect of low-dose anticoagulation added to low-dose antiplatelet therapy. PATIENTS/METHODS VOYAGER PAD randomized 6564 symptomatic PAD patients undergoing LER to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice-daily or placebo on aspirin background. Marginal proportional-hazards models used to generate treatment hazard ratios and associated 95% CIs for first and total events; non-thrombotic deaths treated as competing terminal events. Incidence rates calculated as number of events per 100 patient-years follow-up. RESULTS Over 2.5 years (median), first and total thrombotic event rates: 7.1 and 10.3 events/100 patient-years, respectively, in placebo group. Two-thirds (925/1372) of total thrombotic events (arterial 95%, venous 5%) were nonfatal first events. Nearly one-third of patients with first event had a second arterial or venous thrombotic event. Rivaroxaban plus aspirin reduced first and total arterial and venous thrombotic events to 5.4 and 7.9 events/100 patient-years, respectively, a reduction in total thrombotic events over aspirin of 23% (HR: 0.77, 95%CI: 0.67-0.89, p = .0005), preventing 6.1 total arterial and venous thrombotic events at 3 years. CONCLUSIONS Assessing total arterial and venous thrombotic events, not just first events, provides more complete information about disease burden and absolute on-treatment impact. Following LER, judicious modulation of more than one coagulation pathway can provide broader benefit than intensifying inhibition of one hemostatic system component.
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- Scott D. Berkowitz
- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Divisions of Cardiology and HematologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Cardiovascular Center Bethanien CCBFrankfurtGermany
- Center of Thrombosis and HemostasisUniversity of MainzMainzGermany
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- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
- State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Division of Vascular SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery–Angiology–Endovascular TherapyUniversity of Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Duke Clinical Research InstituteDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
- Division of CardiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Medicine & EpidemiologyMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Population Health Research InstituteHamilton Health Sciences and McMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Division of EndocrinologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Division of Vascular SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- FELUMA‐Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas de Minas Gerais School of MedicineBelo HorizonteBrazil
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- B‐A‐Z Central University Teaching County Hospital Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryMiskolcHungary
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- Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica ‐ Instituto Cardiovascular de RosarioRosarioArgentina
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- Colorado Prevention Center Clinical ResearchAuroraColoradoUSA
- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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Hess CN, Capell WH, Bristow MR, Ruf W, Szarek M, Morrow DA, Nicolau JC, Graybill CA, Marshall D, Hsia J, Bonaca MP. Rationale and design of a study to assess the safety and efficacy of rNAPc2 in COVID-19: the Phase 2b ASPEN-COVID-19 trial. Am Heart J 2022; 246:136-143. [PMID: 34986394 PMCID: PMC8720379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background The interaction between thrombosis and inflammation appears central to COVID-19-associated coagulopathy and likely contributes to poor outcomes. Tissue factor is a driver of disordered coagulation and inflammatory signaling in viral infections and is important for viral replication; therefore, tissue factor may be an important therapeutic target in COVID-19. Study Design ASPEN-COVID-19 (NCT04655586) is a randomized, prospective open-label blinded endpoint (PROBE), active comparator Phase 2b trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of recombinant Nematode Anticoagulant Protein c2 (rNAPc2), a potent tissue factor inhibitor, in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 with elevated D-dimer levels. This report describes the design of the Phase 2b dose ranging and proof of concept study. Participants are randomly assigned, in a 1:1:2 ratio, to lower or higher dose rNAPc2 by subcutaneous injection on days 1, 3, and 5 or to heparin according to local standard of care; randomization is stratified by baseline D-dimer level (at 2X upper limit of normal). The primary efficacy endpoint for Phase 2b is proportional change in D-dimer concentration from baseline to Day 8 or day of discharge, whichever is earlier. The primary safety endpoint is major or non-major clinically relevant bleeding through Day 8. Phase 2b enrollment began in December 2020 and is projected to complete ∼160 participants by Q4 2021. Conclusions ASPEN-COVID-19 will provide important data on a novel therapeutic approach that may improve outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients beyond available anticoagulants by targeting tissue factor, with potential effects on not only thrombosis but also inflammation and viral propagation.
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Heilman A, Bauersachs R, Anand S, Patel MR, Debus ES, Nehler M, Hess CN, Capell WH, Osiemo B, Hsia JA, Muehlhofer E, Haskell L, Berkowitz SD, Bonaca MP. BENEFITS OF RIVAROXABAN AFTER LOWER EXTREMITY REVASCULARIZATION FOR SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE ARE CONSISTENT WITH AND WITHOUT BACKGROUND STATIN THERAPY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02738-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hess CN, Patel MR, Bauersachs RM, Anand SS, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Fanelli F, Yeh RW, Secemsky EA, Beckman JA, Mauri L, Govsyeyev N, Capell WH, Brackin T, Berkowitz SD, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Hiatt WR, Bonaca MP. Safety and Effectiveness of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Devices in Peripheral Artery Revascularization: Insights From VOYAGER PAD. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:1768-1778. [PMID: 34711335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Paclitaxel drug-coated devices (DCDs) were developed to improve lower extremity revascularization (LER) patency in peripheral artery disease (PAD) but have been associated with long-term mortality. OBJECTIVES This study assessed DCD safety and effectiveness in LER for PAD. METHODS VOYAGER PAD (Vascular Outcomes Study of ASA [acetylsalicylic acid] Along with Rivaroxaban in Endovascular or Surgical Limb Revascularization for PAD) randomized patients with PAD who underwent LER to rivaroxaban or placebo. The primary VOYAGER PAD study efficacy and safety outcomes were composite cardiovascular and limb events and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction major bleeding. For prespecified DCD analyses, primary safety and effectiveness outcomes were mortality and unplanned index limb revascularization (UILR). Major adverse limb events (MALE) were a secondary outcome. Inverse probability treatment weighting was used to account for each subject's propensity for DCD treatment. Effects of rivaroxaban were assessed with Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS Among 4,316 patients who underwent LER, 3,478 (80.6%) were treated for claudication, and 1,342 (31.1%) received DCDs. Median follow-up was 31 months, vital status was ascertained in 99.6% of patients, and there were 394 deaths. After weighting, DCDs were not associated with mortality (HR: 0.95; 95% CI: 0.83-1.09) or MALE (HR: 1.08; 95% CI: 0.90-1.30) but were associated with reduced UILR (3-year Kaplan-Meier: 21.5% vs 24.6%; HR: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.76-0.92). Irrespective of DCD use, consistent benefit of rivaroxaban for composite cardiovascular and limb events (Pinteraction = 0.88) and safety of rivaroxaban with respect to bleeding (Pinteraction = 0.57) were observed. CONCLUSIONS In >4,000 patients with PAD who underwent LER, DCDs were not associated with mortality or MALE but were associated with persistent reduction in UILR. These findings provide insight into the safety and effectiveness of DCDs in PAD. (Vascular Outcomes Study of ASA [acetylsalicylic acid] Along with Rivaroxaban in Endovascular or Surgical Limb Revascularization for PAD [VOYAGER PAD]; NCT02504216).
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- Connie N Hess
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Krantz MJ, Debus SE, Hsia J, Patel MR, Anand SS, Nehler MR, Hess CN, Capell WH, Bracken T, Szarek M, Mátyás L, Krievins DK, Nault P, Stefanov S, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Muehlhofer E, Hiatt WR, Bauersachs RM, Bonaca MP. Low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin in older patients with peripheral artery disease undergoing acute limb revascularization: insights from the VOYAGER PAD trial. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:4040-4048. [PMID: 34430972 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS In this secondary analysis of the VOYAGER trial, rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice/day plus aspirin 100 mg/day was assessed in older adults. Advanced age is associated with elevated bleeding risk and unfavourable net benefit for dual antiplatelet therapy in chronic coronary artery disease. The risk-benefit of low-dose rivaroxaban in patients ≥75 years with peripheral artery disease (PAD) after lower extremity revascularization (LER) has not been described. METHODS AND RESULTS The primary endpoint was a composite of acute limb ischaemia, major amputation, myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke, or cardiovascular death. The principal safety outcome was thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) major bleeding analysed by the pre-specified age cut-off of 75 years. Of 6564 patients randomized, 1330 (20%) were >75 years. Absolute 3-year Kaplan-Meier cumulative incidence rates for primary efficacy (23.4% vs. 19.0%) and safety (3.5% vs. 1.5%) endpoints were higher in elderly vs. non-elderly patients. Efficacy of rivaroxaban (P-interaction 0.83) and safety (P-interaction 0.38) was consistent irrespective of age. The combination of intracranial and fatal bleeding was not increased in patients >75 years (2 rivaroxaban vs. 8 placebo). Overall, benefits (absolute risk reduction 3.8%, number needed to treat 26 for the primary endpoint) exceeded risks (absolute risk increase 0.81%, number needed to harm 123 for TIMI major bleeding). CONCLUSION Patients ≥75 years with PAD are at both heightened ischaemic and bleeding risk after LER. No excess harm with respect to major, intracranial or fatal bleeding was seen in older patients yet numerically greater absolute benefits were observed. This suggests that low-dose rivaroxaban combined with aspirin should be considered in PAD after LER regardless of age.
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- Mori J Krantz
- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- University of Latvia, Latvia.,Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery CISSSO, Gatineau, Québec, Canada
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- City Clinic Cardiology Centre Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment EOOD
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- Thrombosis & Vascular Medicine, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S, Whippany, NJ, USA
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- Bayer AG Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, Wuppertal, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, 2115 N Scranton Street, Suite 2040, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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Hess CN, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Anand SS, Patel MR, Szarek M, Capell WH, Hsia J, Beckman JA, Brodmann M, Diaz R, Habertheuer P, Leeper NJ, Powell RJ, Sillesen H, Muehlhofer E, Berkowitz SD, Haskell LP, Bauersachs RM, Bonaca MP. Reduction in Acute Limb Ischemia with Rivaroxaban versus Placebo in Peripheral Artery Disease after Lower Extremity Revascularization: Insights from VOYAGER PAD. Circulation 2021; 144:1831-1841. [PMID: 34637332 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.055146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at heightened risk of acute limb ischemia (ALI), a thrombotic event associated with amputation, disability, and mortality. Prior lower extremity revascularization (LER) is associated with increased ALI risk in chronic PAD. However, the pattern of risk, clinical correlates, and outcomes after ALI early after LER are not well-studied, and effective therapies to reduce ALI post-LER are lacking. Methods: VOYAGER PAD (NCT02504216) randomized patients with PAD undergoing LER to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily or placebo on a background of low-dose aspirin. The primary outcome was a composite of ALI, major amputation of vascular cause, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or cardiovascular death. ALI was prospectively ascertained and adjudicated by a blinded committee. The cumulative incidence of ALI was calculated using Kaplan Meier estimates, and Cox proportional-hazards models were used to generate hazard ratios and associated confidence intervals. Analyses were performed as intention-to-treat. Results: Among 6,564 patients followed for a median of 2.3 years, 382 (5.8%) had a total of 508 ALI events. In placebo patients, the 3-year cumulative incidence of ALI was 7.8%. After multivariable modeling, prior LER, baseline ABI <0.50, surgical LER, and longer target lesion length were associated with increased risk of ALI. Incident ALI was associated with subsequent all-cause mortality (HR 2.59, 95% CI 1.98-3.39) and major amputation (HR 24.87, 95% CI 18.68-33.12). Rivaroxaban reduced ALI relative to placebo by 33% (absolute risk reduction 2.6% at 3 years, HR 0.67, 95% CI 0.55-0.82, P=0.0001), with benefit starting early (HR 0.45, 95% CI 0.24-0.85, P=0.0068 at 30 days). Benefit was present for severe ALI (associated with death, amputation, or prolonged hospitalization and ICU stay, HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.40-0.83, P=0.003) and regardless of LER type (surgical vs endovascular revascularization, p-interaction=0.42) or clopidogrel use (p-interaction=0.59). Conclusions: After LER for symptomatic PAD, ALI is frequent, particularly early after LER, and is associated with poor prognosis. Low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin reduces ALI after LER, including ALI events associated with the most severe outcomes. The benefit of rivaroxaban for ALI appears early, continues over time, and is consistent regardless of revascularization approach or clopidogrel use.
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- Connie N Hess
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery - Angiology - Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Aurora, CO
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford CA
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- Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO
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Debus ES, Nehler MR, Govsyeyev N, Bauersachs RM, Anand SS, Patel MR, Fanelli F, Capell WH, Brackin T, Hinterreiter F, Krievins D, Nault P, Piffaretti G, Svetlikov A, Jaeger N, Hess CN, Sillesen HH, Conte M, Mills J, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Hiatt WR, Bonaca MP. Effect of Rivaroxaban and Aspirin in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Surgical Revascularization: Insights from the VOYAGER PAD Trial. Circulation 2021; 144:1104-1116. [PMID: 34380322 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.054835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Background: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) requiring lower extremity revascularization (LER) are at high risk of adverse limb and cardiovascular events. VOYAGER PAD demonstrated that rivaroxaban significantly reduced this risk. The efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban has not been described in patients who underwent surgical LER. Methods: The VOYAGER PAD trial randomized patients with PAD after surgical and endovascular LER to rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily plus aspirin or matching placebo plus aspirin and followed for a median of 28 months. The primary endpoint was a composite of acute limb ischemia, major vascular amputation, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or cardiovascular death. The principal safety outcome was Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) major bleeding. International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) bleeding was a secondary safety outcome. All efficacy and safety outcomes were adjudicated by a blinded independent committee. Results: Of the 6564 randomized, 2185 (33%) underwent surgical LER and 4379 (67%) endovascular. Compared to placebo, rivaroxaban reduced the primary endpoint consistently regardless of LER method (p-interaction 0.43). Following surgical LER, the primary efficacy outcome occurred in 199 (18.4%) patients in the rivaroxaban group and 242 (22.0%) patients in the placebo group with a cumulative incidence at 3 years of 19.7% and 23.9%, respectively (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.67 - 0.98; p=0.026). In the overall trial, TIMI major bleeding and ISTH major bleeding were increased with rivaroxaban. There was no heterogeneity for TIMI major bleeding (p-interaction 0.17) or ISTH major bleeding (p-interaction 0.73) based on LER approach. Following surgical LER, the principal safety outcome occurred in 11 (1.0%) patients in the rivaroxaban group and 13 (1.2%) patients in the placebo group; 3-year cumulative incidence 1.3% and 1.4% respectively (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.39-1.95; p=0.75) Among surgical patients, the composite of fatal bleeding or intracranial hemorrhage (p=0.95) and postprocedural bleeding requiring intervention (p=0.93) were not significantly increased. Conclusions: The efficacy of rivaroxaban is associated with a benefit in surgical LER patients. While bleeding was increased with rivaroxaban plus aspirin, the incidence was low, with no significant increase in fatal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage or postprocedural bleeds requiring intervention. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov Unique Identifier: NCT02504216.
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- E Sebastian Debus
- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department for Vascular Surgery KH BHB Linz, Seilerstätte 2, 4020, Austria
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, McGill University Montreal, Canada
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Varese, Italy
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- The I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Department of Cardio-Vascular surgery, St-Petersburg, Russia
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany, NJ
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Bauersachs RM, Szarek M, Brodmann M, Gudz I, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Anand SS, Patel MR, Hess CN, Capell WH, Rogers K, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Hiatt WR, Bonaca MP. Total Ischemic Event Reduction With Rivaroxaban After Peripheral Arterial Revascularization in the VOYAGER PAD Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:317-326. [PMID: 34010631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing lower extremity revascularization (LER) are at high risk of major adverse limb and cardiovascular events. The VOYAGER PAD (Efficacy and Safety of Rivaroxaban in Reducing the Risk of Major Thrombotic Vascular Events in Subjects With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Peripheral Revascularization Procedures of the Lower Extremities) trial demonstrated that rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily reduced first events by 15%. The benefit of rivaroxaban on total (first and subsequent) events in this population is unknown. OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the total burden of vascular events in patients with PAD after LER and the efficacy of low-dose rivaroxaban on total events. METHODS VOYAGER PAD randomized patients with PAD undergoing LER to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin or aspirin alone. The primary endpoint was time to first event of acute limb ischemia, major amputation of a vascular cause, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or cardiovascular death. The current analysis considered all events (first and subsequent) for components of the primary endpoint as well as additional vascular events including peripheral revascularizations and venous thromboembolism. HRs were estimated by marginal proportional hazards models. RESULTS Among 6,564 randomized events, there were 4,714 total first and subsequent vascular events including 1,614 primary endpoint events and 3,100 other vascular events. Rivaroxaban reduced total primary endpoint events (HR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.75-0.98; P = 0.02) and total vascular events (HR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.79-0.95; P = 0.003). An estimated 4.4 primary and 12.5 vascular events per 100 participants were avoided with rivaroxaban over 3 years. CONCLUSIONS Patients with symptomatic PAD who are undergoing LER have a high total event burden that is significantly reduced with rivaroxaban. Total event reduction may be a useful metric to quantify the efficacy of rivaroxaban in this setting. (Efficacy and Safety of Rivaroxaban in Reducing the Risk of Major Thrombotic Vascular Events in Subjects With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Peripheral Revascularization Procedures of the Lower Extremities [VOYAGER PAD]; NCT02504216).
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- Rupert M Bauersachs
- CCB-Cardiovascular Center Bethanien, Frankfurt, Germany; Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA; SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Bayer AG Research and Development, Pharmaceuticals, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Thrombosis and Vascular Medicine, Clinical Development, Bayer US, Whippany, New Jersey, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Morrison J, Hiatt W, Patel M, Anand S, Debus ES, Nehler M, Hess C, Capell WH, Bracken T, Berkowitz S, Muehlhofer E, Haskell L, Bauersachs R, Bonaca M. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF LOW-DOSE RIVAROXABAN IN SYMPTOMATIC PAD PATIENTS UNDERGOING REVASCULARIZATION CURRENTLY SMOKING: INSIGHTS FROM VOYAGER PAD. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)03164-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Capell WH, Barnathan ES, Piazza G, Spyropoulos AC, Hsia J, Bull S, Lipardi C, Sugarmann C, Suh E, Rao JP, Hiatt WR, Bonaca MP. Rationale and design for the study of rivaroxaban to reduce thrombotic events, hospitalization and death in outpatients with COVID-19: The PREVENT-HD study. Am Heart J 2021; 235:12-23. [PMID: 33577800 PMCID: PMC7871775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND COVID-19 is associated with both venous and arterial thrombotic complications. While prophylactic anticoagulation is now widely recommended for hospitalized patients with COVID-19, the effectiveness and safety of thromboprophylaxis in outpatients with COVID-19 has not been established. STUDY DESIGN PREVENT-HD is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, pragmatic, event-driven phase 3 trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in symptomatic outpatients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 at risk for thrombotic events, hospitalization, and death. Several challenges posed by the pandemic have necessitated innovative approaches to clinical trial design, start-up, and conduct. Participants are randomized in a 1:1 ratio, stratified by time from COVID-19 confirmation, to either rivaroxaban 10 mg once daily or placebo for 35 days. The primary efficacy end point is a composite of symptomatic venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, acute limb ischemia, non-central nervous system systemic embolization, all-cause hospitalization, and all-cause mortality. The primary safety end point is fatal and critical site bleeding according to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis definition. Enrollment began in August 2020 and is expected to enroll approximately 4,000 participants to yield the required number of end point events. CONCLUSIONS PREVENT-HD is a pragmatic trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of the direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban in the outpatient setting to reduce major venous and arterial thrombotic events, hospitalization, and mortality associated with COVID-19.
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- Warren H Capell
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Huntington, NY; Institute for Health Innovation and Outcomes Research, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY; Department of Medicine, Northwell Health at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Janssen Research and Development LLC, Raritan, NJ
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- Janssen Research and Development LLC, Raritan, NJ
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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Krantz M, Hiatt W, Anand S, Debus ES, Patel M, Nehler M, Hess C, Capell WH, Bracken T, Berkowitz S, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Bauersachs R, Bonaca M. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF RIVAROXABAN IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PAD UNDERGOING REVASCULARIZATION: INSIGHTS FROM VOYAGER PAD. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)03139-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Biswas MP, Capell WH, McDermott MM, Jacobs DL, Beckman JA, Bonaca MP, Hiatt WR. Exercise Training and Revascularization in the Management of Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2021; 6:174-188. [PMID: 33665516 PMCID: PMC7907537 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
In the management of symptomatic peripheral artery disease, aerobic exercise therapy and lower extremity revascularization are the mainstays of therapy. In this structured review, the most effective therapies, with 6 to 18 months of follow-up, indicated that exercise therapy and lower extremity revascularization each independently improve peak walking performance. The combination of therapies was superior to either therapy alone and may decrease the need for subsequent revascularization. Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term durability of these interventions, their impacts on subsequent invasive procedures, and predictors of response.
Exercise therapy and lower extremity revascularization both improve walking performance in symptomatic patients with peripheral artery disease. The combination of therapies provides greater benefit than either alone and may reduce the need for subsequent revascularization procedures, but further trials with longer follow-up are needed for the outcome of subsequent revascularization.
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Key Words
- 6MW, 6-minute walk
- CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- ET, exercise therapy
- HBE, home-based exercise
- LER, lower extremity revascularization
- MCID, minimum clinically important difference
- PAD, peripheral artery disease
- PRO, patient-reported outcome
- PWD, peak walking distance
- PWT, peak walking time
- SET, supervised exercise training
- SF-36, Medical Outcomes Short Form–36
- VascuQOL, Vascular Quality of Life
- WIQ, Walking Impairment Questionnaire
- evidence
- exercise therapy (supervised exercise training, home-based exercise programs)
- lower extremity revascularization
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- Minakshi P Biswas
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Capell WH, Wynia MK, Hurley EA, Bonaca MP. Should Participants in Clinical Trials Be Able to Withdraw from Passive Follow-Up? Ethics Hum Res 2021; 43:32-36. [PMID: 33463078 DOI: 10.1002/eahr.500077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
A research participant's right to withdraw from all research procedures is widely accepted, but there can be justifiable limits to a participant's exercise of autonomy to withdraw from some procedures. Clinical outcomes trials depend on complete subject follow-up for accurate assessment of the safety and efficacy of investigational therapies. Subjects' refusal to complete follow-up, even through passive medical record review, can cause failure to detect safety signals, inaccurate estimation of efficacy, or lack of acceptance of trial results, which alters the study's benefit-risk ratio. Allowing participant refusal of follow-up data collection therefore creates tension between respect for persons and beneficence. With minimal risk study procedures that can help preserve trial benefit, such as passive data collection, we argue that the importance of upholding the principle of beneficence outweighs individual autonomy concerns. Furthermore, a consent process that prospectively informs participants of mandatory passive follow-up is ethically justified and optimizes the balance between autonomy and beneficence.
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- Warren H Capell
- Associate professor of medicine at CPC Clinical Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities
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- Professor of medicine and public health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities
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- Executive director at Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research
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- Professor of medicine at CPC Clinical Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Department of Medicine
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Hiatt WR, Bonaca MP, Patel MR, Nehler MR, Debus ES, Anand SS, Capell WH, Brackin T, Jaeger N, Hess CN, Pap AF, Berkowitz SD, Muehlhofer E, Haskell L, Brasil D, Madaric J, Sillesen H, Szalay D, Bauersachs R. Rivaroxaban and Aspirin in Peripheral Artery Disease Lower Extremity Revascularization. Circulation 2020; 142:2219-2230. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.050465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Background:
The VOYAGER PAD trial (Vascular Outcomes Study of ASA Along With Rivaroxaban in Endovascular or Surgical Limb Revascularization for Peripheral Artery Disease) demonstrated superiority of rivaroxaban plus aspirin versus aspirin to reduce major cardiac and ischemic limb events after lower extremity revascularization. Clopidogrel is commonly used as a short-term adjunct to aspirin after endovascular revascularization. Whether clopidogrel modifies the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban has not been described.
Methods:
VOYAGER PAD was a phase 3, international, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with symptomatic PAD undergoing lower extremity revascularization randomized to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily plus 100 mg aspirin daily or rivaroxaban placebo plus aspirin. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of acute limb ischemia, major amputation of a vascular cause, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or cardiovascular death. The principal safety end point was TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) major bleeding, with International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis major bleeding a secondary safety outcome. Clopidogrel use was allowed at the discretion of the investigator for up to 6 months after the qualifying revascularization.
Results:
Of the randomized patients, 3313 (50.6%) received clopidogrel for a median duration of 29.0 days. Over 3 years, the hazard ratio for the primary outcome of rivaroxaban versus placebo was 0.85 (95% CI, 0.71–1.01) with clopidogrel and 0.86 (95% CI, 0.73–1.01) without clopidogrel without statistical heterogeneity (
P
for interaction=0.92). Rivaroxaban resulted in an early apparent reduction in acute limb ischemia within 30 days (hazard ratio, 0.45 [95% CI, 0.14–1.46] with clopidogrel; hazard ratio, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.22–1.01] without clopidogrel;
P
for interaction=0.93). Compared with aspirin, rivaroxaban increased TIMI major bleeding similarly regardless of clopidogrel use (
P
for interaction=0.71). With clopidogrel use >30 days, rivaroxaban was associated with more International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis major bleeding within 365 days (hazard ratio, 3.20 [95% CI, 1.44–7.13]) compared with shorter durations of clopidogrel (
P
for trend=0.06).
Conclusions:
In the VOYAGER PAD trial, rivaroxaban plus aspirin reduced the risk of adverse cardiovascular and limb events with an early benefit for acute limb ischemia regardless of clopidogrel use. The safety of rivaroxaban was consistent regardless of clopidogrel use but with a trend for more International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis major bleeding with clopidogrel use >30 days than with a shorter duration. These data support the addition of rivaroxaban to aspirin after lower extremity revascularization regardless of concomitant clopidogrel, with a short course (≤30 days) associated with less bleeding.
Registration:
URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
; Unique identifier: NCT02504216.
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- William R. Hiatt
- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (W.R.H., M.P.B., C.N.H.)
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (W.R.H., M.P.B., C.N.H.)
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.R.P.)
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
- Department of Surgery (M.R.N.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery–Angiology–Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (E.S.D.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, ON, Canada (S.S.A.)
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (W.H.C.)
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
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- CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (W.R.H., M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., T.B., N.J., C.N.H.)
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (W.R.H., M.P.B., C.N.H.)
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- Bayer AG, Research & Development, Wuppertal, Germany (A.F.P., E.M.)
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- Bayer AG, Research & Development, Wuppertal, Germany (A.F.P., E.M.)
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- Janssen Research and Development, Raritan, NJ (L.H.)
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- FELUMA–Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas de Minas Gerais School of Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (D.B.)
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- Department of Angiology, Comenius University and National Cardiovascular Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia (J.M.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark(H.S.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (D.S.)
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Germany (R.B.)
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Bonaca MP, Bauersachs RM, Anand SS, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Patel MR, Fanelli F, Capell WH, Diao L, Jaeger N, Hess CN, Pap AF, Kittelson JM, Gudz I, Mátyás L, Krievins DK, Diaz R, Brodmann M, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Hiatt WR. Rivaroxaban in Peripheral Artery Disease after Revascularization. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1994-2004. [PMID: 32222135 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2000052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 481] [Impact Index Per Article: 120.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with peripheral artery disease who have undergone lower-extremity revascularization are at high risk for major adverse limb and cardiovascular events. The efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in this context are uncertain. METHODS In a double-blind trial, patients with peripheral artery disease who had undergone revascularization were randomly assigned to receive rivaroxaban (2.5 mg twice daily) plus aspirin or placebo plus aspirin. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of acute limb ischemia, major amputation for vascular causes, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes. The principal safety outcome was major bleeding, defined according to the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) classification; major bleeding as defined by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) was a secondary safety outcome. RESULTS A total of 6564 patients underwent randomization; 3286 were assigned to the rivaroxaban group, and 3278 were assigned to the placebo group. The primary efficacy outcome occurred in 508 patients in the rivaroxaban group and in 584 in the placebo group; the Kaplan-Meier estimates of the incidence at 3 years were 17.3% and 19.9%, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.85, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.76 to 0.96; P = 0.009). TIMI major bleeding occurred in 62 patients in the rivaroxaban group and in 44 patients in the placebo group (2.65% and 1.87%; hazard ratio, 1.43; 95% CI, 0.97 to 2.10; P = 0.07). ISTH major bleeding occurred in 140 patients in the rivaroxaban group, as compared with 100 patients in the placebo group (5.94% and 4.06%; hazard ratio, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.10 to 1.84; P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS In patients with peripheral artery disease who had undergone lower-extremity revascularization, rivaroxaban at a dose of 2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin was associated with a significantly lower incidence of the composite outcome of acute limb ischemia, major amputation for vascular causes, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes than aspirin alone. The incidence of TIMI major bleeding did not differ significantly between the groups. The incidence of ISTH major bleeding was significantly higher with rivaroxaban and aspirin than with aspirin alone. (Funded by Bayer and Janssen Pharmaceuticals; VOYAGER PAD ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02504216.).
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- Marc P Bonaca
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - E Sebastian Debus
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Mark R Nehler
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Manesh R Patel
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Fabrizio Fanelli
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Warren H Capell
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Lihong Diao
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Nicole Jaeger
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Connie N Hess
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Akos F Pap
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - John M Kittelson
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Ivan Gudz
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Lajos Mátyás
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Dainis K Krievins
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Rafael Diaz
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
| | - Marianne Brodmann
- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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- From Colorado Prevention Center (CPC) Clinical Research (M.P.B., M.R.N., W.H.C., L.D., N.J., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.P.B., C.N.H., W.R.H.), the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (M.R.N.), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology (W.H.C.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health (J.M.K.) - all in Aurora; the Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.M.B.), the Department of Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery-Angiology-Endovascular Therapy, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (E.S.D.), and Bayer, Wuppertal (A.F.P., E.M.) - all in Germany; the Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (S.S.A.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (M.R.P.); the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (F.F.); Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (I.G.); B-A-Z County University Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary (L.M.); University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins University Hospital, Riga (D.K.K.); ECLA (Estudios Clínicos Latino América), ICR (Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario), Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); the Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria (M.B.); and Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (L.P.H.), and Thrombosis Group Head, Clinical Development, Bayer U.S., Whippany (S.D.B.) - both in New Jersey
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Hess CN, Norgren L, Ansel GM, Capell WH, Fletcher JP, Fowkes FGR, Gottsäter A, Hitos K, Jaff MR, Nordanstig J, Hiatt WR. A Structured Review of Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease With a Focus on Revascularization. Circulation 2017. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.024469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Connie N. Hess
- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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- From Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.N.H., W.R.H.); CPC Clinical Research, Aurora, CO (C.N.H., W.H.C., W.R.H.); Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden (L.N.); Ohio Health, Columbus (G.M.A.); Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.H.C.); University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia (J.P.F.)
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Daddato A, Wald HL, Horney C, Fairclough DL, Leister EC, Coors M, Capell WH, Boxer RS. A randomized trial of heart failure disease management in skilled nursing facilities (SNF Connect): Lessons learned. Clin Trials 2017; 14:308-313. [PMID: 28135830 DOI: 10.1177/1740774517690529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Conducting clinical trials in skilled nursing facilities is particularly challenging. This manuscript describes facility and patient recruitment challenges and solutions for clinical research in skilled nursing facilities. METHODS Lessons learned from the SNF Connect Trial, a randomized trial of a heart failure disease management versus usual care for patients with heart failure receiving post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities, are discussed. Description of the trial design and barriers to facility and patient recruitment along with regulatory issues are presented. RESULTS The recruitment of Denver-metro skilled nursing facilities was facilitated by key stakeholders of the skilled nursing facilities community. However, there were still a number of barriers to facility recruitment including leadership turnover, varying policies regarding research, fear of litigation and of an increased workload. Engagement of facilities was facilitated by their strong interest in reducing hospital readmissions, marketing potential to hospitals, and heart failure management education for their staff. Recruitment of patients proved difficult and there were few facilitators. Identified patient recruitment challenges included patients being unaware of their heart failure diagnosis, patients overwhelmed with their illness and care, and frequently there was no available proxy for cognitively impaired patients. Flexibility in changing the recruitment approach and targeting skilled nursing facilities with higher rates of admissions helped to overcome some barriers. CONCLUSION Recruitment of skilled nursing facilities and patients in skilled nursing facilities for clinical trials is challenging. Strategies to attract both facilities and patients are warranted. These include aligning study goals with facility incentives and flexible recruitment protocols to work with patients in "transition crisis."
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- Andrea Daddato
- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- GRECC Denver VA Eastern Colorado Health System and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Abernethy AP, Capell WH, Aziz NM, Ritchie C, Prince-Paul M, Bennett RE, Kutner JS. Ethical conduct of palliative care research: enhancing communication between investigators and institutional review boards. J Pain Symptom Manage 2014; 48:1211-21. [PMID: 24879998 PMCID: PMC4247357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Palliative care has faced moral and ethical challenges when conducting research involving human subjects. There are currently no resources to guide institutional review boards (IRBs) in applying standard ethical principles and terms-in a specific way-to palliative care research. Using as a case study a recently completed multisite palliative care clinical trial, this article provides guidance and recommendations for both IRBs and palliative care investigators to facilitate communication and attain the goal of conducting ethical palliative care research and protecting study participants while advancing the science. Beyond identifying current challenges faced by palliative care researchers and IRBs reviewing palliative care research, this article suggests steps that the palliative care research community can take to establish a scientifically sound, stable, productive, and well-functioning relationship between palliative care investigators and the ethical bodies that oversee their work.
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- Amy P Abernethy
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Capell WH, Schlaepfer IR, Wolfe P, Watson PA, Bessesen DH, Pagliassotti MJ, Eckel RH. Fatty acids increase glucose uptake and metabolism in C2C12 myoblasts stably transfected with human lipoprotein lipase. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 299:E576-83. [PMID: 20628023 PMCID: PMC2957863 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00618.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cellular effects of FFA might differ from those of lipoprotein triglyceride (TG)-derived fatty acids (TGFA). The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between lipoprotein lipase (LPL) expression, TGFA, or FFA availability and glucose metabolism in the absence of insulin in C2C12 myoblasts. Control myoblasts or myoblasts stably transfected with human lipoprotein lipase (C2/LPL; 15-fold greater LPL activity) were incubated for 12 h in fetal bovine serum-free medium in the absence or presence of Intralipid-20. Intracellular retention of labeled medium glucose was assessed in a subset of experiments. In the presence of Intralipid, medium glucose disappearance was increased in C2/LPL cells but not in control cells. In both cell types, glucose label retention in cellular TG was increased in the presence of Intralipid; incubation with albumin-bound oleate produced similar results. In the presence of Intralipid, the LPL hydrolytic inhibitor tetrahydrolipstatin blocked excess glucose retention in cellular TG but did not significantly decrease glucose disappearance in C2/LPL cells. Changes in glucose transport or hexokinase II did not explain the altered glucose disappearance in C2/LPL cells. Our results suggest that LPL overexpression in these cells leads to chronic metabolic adaptations that alter glucose uptake and retention.
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- Warren H Capell
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Hernandez TL, Sutherland JP, Wolfe P, Allian-Sauer M, Capell WH, Talley ND, Wyatt HR, Foster GD, Hill JO, Eckel RH. Lack of suppression of circulating free fatty acids and hypercholesterolemia during weight loss on a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Am J Clin Nutr 2010; 91:578-85. [PMID: 20107198 PMCID: PMC3132068 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the comparative effect of weight-loss diets on metabolic profiles during dieting. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of a low-carbohydrate diet (< or =20 g/d) with a high-carbohydrate diet (55% of total energy intake) on fasting and hourly metabolic variables during active weight loss. DESIGN Healthy, obese adults (n = 32; 22 women, 10 men) were randomly assigned to receive either a carbohydrate-restricted diet [High Fat; mean +/- SD body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)): 35.8 +/- 2.9] or a calorie-restricted, low-fat diet (High Carb; BMI: 36.7 +/- 4.6) for 6 wk. A 24-h in-patient feeding study was performed at baseline and after 6 wk. Glucose, insulin, free fatty acids (FFAs), and triglycerides were measured hourly during meals, at regimented times. Remnant lipoprotein cholesterol was measured every 4 h. RESULTS Patients lost a similar amount of weight in both groups (P = 0.57). There was an absence of any diet treatment effect between groups on fasting triglycerides or on remnant lipoprotein cholesterol, which was the main outcome. Fasting insulin decreased (P = 0.03), and both fasting (P = 0.040) and 24-h FFAs (P < 0.0001) increased within the High Fat group. Twenty-four-hour insulin decreased (P < 0.05 for both groups). Fasting LDL cholesterol decreased in the High Carb group only (P = 0.003). In both groups, the differences in fasting and 24-h FFAs at 6 wk were significantly correlated with the change in LDL cholesterol (fasting FFA: r = 0.41, P = 0.02; 24-h FFA: r = 0.52, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Weight loss was similar between diets, but only the high-fat diet increased LDL-cholesterol concentrations. This effect was related to the lack of suppression of both fasting and 24-h FFAs.
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Linnebur SA, Capell WH, Saseen JJ, Wolfe P, Eckel RH. Plant sterols added to combination statin and colesevelam hydrochloride therapy failed to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. J Clin Lipidol 2007; 1:626-33. [PMID: 21291705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2007.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2007] [Revised: 10/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects on LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) from addition of plant sterol treatment to patients with dyslipidemia already taking a statin and colesevelam hydrochloride (HCl). Current cholesterol treatment guidelines recommend use of plant stanols/sterols to help reach LDL-C goals in patients taking other lipid-lowering therapies. Previous data demonstrate LDL-C lowering by adding stanols/sterols to statins. However, data are conflicting regarding the benefit from combination stanols/sterols with bile acid sequestrants. METHODS Fifty-five subjects on a stable dose of statin completed a 10-week, double-blind, randomized study of colesevelam HCl 3.75 g/day alone for 4 weeks, then 6 weeks of additional 2 g/day plant sterol-fortified orange juice (S-OJ) or placebo orange juice (P-OJ). Serum total cholesterol (TC), LDL-C, HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were measured at baseline, 4 weeks, and 10 weeks. RESULTS Baseline LDL-C measurements (mean ± SD) were similar between S-OJ and P-OJ groups (122 ± 20 vs 126 ± 24 mg/dL, respectively). Four weeks of colesevelam HCl in combination with a statin significantly reduced TC, LDL-C, and ApoB (9.6%, P < 0.001; 21.9%, P < 0.001; and 8.5%, P = 0.001, respectively), and significantly increased HDL-C (6.2%, P = 0.002) and TG (18.8%, P = 0.002). However, compared to P-OJ, 10 weeks of S-OJ produced no effect on any outcome parameter beyond that of colesevelam HCl. CONCLUSION Plant S-OJ appears to be ineffective at further reducing LDL-C when added to statin and colesevelam HCl combination therapy in patients with dyslipidemia.
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- Sunny A Linnebur
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado-Denver, 12631 East 17th Ave, PO Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Hernandez TL, Capell WH, Wolfe P, Gerard LA, Eckel RH. Time course of C-reactive protein reduction with simvastatin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol 2006; 98:1656-9. [PMID: 17145229 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2006] [Revised: 07/03/2006] [Accepted: 07/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the time course of C-reactive protein (CRP) reduction with simvastatin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Thirty-five subjects (mean +/- SEM body mass index 32.8 +/- 1 kg/m(2), mean +/- SEM glycated hemoglobin 7.3 +/- 0.2%) were studied using a randomized, crossover, double-blind design. Patients were treated with simvastatin 40 mg or placebo for 28 days, with a minimum 28-day intervening washout. On entry, all subjects had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol >100 mg/dl and/or non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol >130 mg/dl. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) was measured on days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 of each phase; fasting lipids were measured weekly. The mean hs-CRP level was 4.2 +/- 0.6 mg/L at baseline (>3.0 mg/L represents high risk). After simvastatin administration, there was a significant reduction in levels of log(hs-CRP) (p = 0.001). This effect of simvastatin was seen by day 7 (p = 0.008), with maximal reduction seen at day 14 (p = 0.004; hs-CRP in original units 3.1 +/- 0.5 mg/L with simvastatin and 4.1 +/- 0.6 mg/L with placebo). As expected, the change in hs-CRP was not related to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction. By day 28 with simvastatin, hs-CRP had returned to near baseline levels. In conclusion, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, simvastatin reduced hs-CRP within 7 days. However, this potentially beneficial effect was lost within 28 days.
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- Teri L Hernandez
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
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Hypertriglyceridemia is a disorder commonly encountered in clinical practice. Treatment of this condition aims to prevent the major complications of hypertriglyceridemia, which differ depending on whether triglyceride elevations are moderate or severe. This review discusses the pathophysiology and clinical consequences of hypertriglyceridemia and outlines treatment approaches based on the degree of triglyceride elevation. Special consideration is given to clinical trials using medications that primarily target triglycerides.
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Capell WH, Eckel RH. Severe hypertriglyceridemia with a history of treatment failure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 1:53-8; quiz 59. [PMID: 16929366 DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Accepted: 08/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Background A 53-year-old man with a history of hypertension and gout was referred to our clinic for severe hypertriglyceridemia, diagnosed 3 years previously. He was asymptomatic and had no history of abdominal pain, pancreatitis or diabetes, but consumed six cans of beer per night. Over the previous 2 years, he had been treated unsuccessfully with multiple medications; during this period his fasting triglycerides ranged from 5.41 mM to 55.04 mM (479 to 4,871 mg/dl). Investigations Physical examination including fundoscopy, medication review, and laboratory tests.Diagnosis Severe hypertriglyceridemia due to a genetic combined hyperlipidemia, exacerbated by persistent excessive alcohol intake and metabolic syndrome. Management Cessation of alcohol intake, initiation of a fat-restricted diet, and fibrate therapy, with close follow-up. Once serum triglycerides were controlled, attention was turned to lowering LDL-cholesterol concentration according to The National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines.
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- Warren H Capell
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, CO, USA.
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Schlaepfer IR, Pulawa LK, Ferreira LDMCB, James DE, Capell WH, Eckel RH. Increased expression of the SNARE accessory protein Munc18c in lipid-mediated insulin resistance. J Lipid Res 2003; 44:1174-81. [PMID: 12700337 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m300003-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Fatty acids inhibit insulin-mediated glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle, an effect largely attributed to defects in insulin-mediated glucose transport. Insulin-resistant mice transgenic for the overexpression of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in skeletal muscle were used to examine the molecular mechanism(s) in more detail. Using DNA gene chip array technology, and confirmation by RT-PCR and Western analysis, increases in the yeast Sec1p homolog Munc18c mRNA and protein were found in the gastrocnemius muscle of transgenic mice, but not other tissues. Munc18c has been previously demonstrated to impair insulin-mediated glucose transport in mammalian cells in vitro. Of interest, stably transfected C2C12 cells overexpressing LPL not only demonstrated increases in Munc18c mRNA and protein but also in transcription rates of the Munc18c gene. To confirm the relevance of fatty acid metabolism and insulin resistance to the expression of Munc18c in vivo, a 2-fold increase in Munc18c protein was demonstrated in mice fed a high-fat diet for 4 weeks. Together, these data are the first to implicate in vivo increases in Munc18c as a potential contributing mechanism to fatty acid-induced insulin resistance.
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- Isabel R Schlaepfer
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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Capell WH, DeSouza CA, Poirier P, Bell ML, Stauffer BL, Weil KM, Hernandez TL, Eckel RH. Short-term triglyceride lowering with fenofibrate improves vasodilator function in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2003; 23:307-13. [PMID: 12588776 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000046230.02211.b4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of lowering plasma triglycerides (TGs) on endothelial function and gain insight into the role played by free fatty acids (FFAs) in hypertriglyceridemia-associated vascular dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS Eleven hypertriglyceridemic subjects without coronary artery disease, diabetes, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, tobacco use, or hypertension were studied using a randomized, double-blinded, crossover design (fenofibrate and placebo, 14 days). After each regimen, forearm blood flow was assessed by plethysmography in response to arterial acetylcholine, nitroprusside, and verapamil infusion. Hourly plasma TGs, FFA, glucose, and insulin were measured during a 24-hour feeding cycle to characterize the metabolic environment. Changes in plasma FFA after intravenous heparin were used to estimate typical FFA accumulation in the luminal endothelial microenvironment. Fenofibrate lowered plasma TG (P<0.001), total cholesterol (P<0.01), and apolipoprotein B (P<0.01) without altering high-density lipoprotein or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. Forearm blood flow in response to acetylcholine (P<0.0001), nitroprusside (P<0.001), and verapamil (P<0.0001) improved after fenofibrate. Fenofibrate lowered 24-hour (P<0.0001) and post-heparin (P<0.001) TG and tended to lower 24-hour (P=0.054) and post-heparin (P=0.028) FFA. CONCLUSIONS Vascular smooth muscle function significantly improves after lowering plasma TG without changes in confounding lipoproteins or insulin resistance. The data raise additional questions regarding the role of FFA in hypertriglyceridemia-associated vascular dysfunction.
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- Warren H Capell
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
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Capell WH, Zambon A, Austin MA, Brunzell JD, Hokanson JE. Compositional differences of LDL particles in normal subjects with LDL subclass phenotype A and LDL subclass phenotype B. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1996; 16:1040-6. [PMID: 8696944 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.16.8.1040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A predominance of small LDL particles (subclass phenotype B), as determined by gradient-gel electrophoresis is found among patients with myocardial infarction. Despite physical differences in phenotype A and B particles, differences in lipid composition of particles in these phenotypes have yet to be reported in an unselected population of males and females. The present study used lipid/apoB ratios to analyze the amount of lipid per LDL particle, isolated by density-gradient ultracentrifugation, in 70 healthy subjects. Relative to apoB, the LDL particles from phenotype B subjects were found to contain less free cholesterol (0.391 +/- 0.05 versus 0.465 +/- 0.05; mean +/- SD; P < .001), phospholipid (1.26 +/- 0.2 versus 1.43 +/- 0.2; P < .001), and cholesteryl ester (1.97 +/- 0.1 versus 2.11 +/- 0.2; P < .001) than particles from phenotype A subjects. The amount of triglyceride per LDL particle did not differ between the two phenotypes (0.410 +/- 0.1 versus 0.406 +/- 0.1; P = NS) despite higher plasma triglyceride levels in the phenotype B subjects. LDL size and buoyancy were positively correlated with particle free cholesterol, phospholipid, and cholesteryl ester but not with particle triglyceride. These data suggest that the physical properties of LDL from subjects with phenotype A and B reflect their lipid composition. The compositional differences between LDL particles of the two phenotypes may provide new insight into the increased risk of myocardial infarction in subjects with small, dense LDL.
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- W H Capell
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
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