Abstract
Background: Pharmacotherapy is of increasing interest in peripheral arterial disease (PAD), with novel therapies aiming at different factors contributing to the disease. For antiplatelet therapy, there is no unanimous agreement regarding the nature or duration of optimal antiplatelet therapy so as to reduce major adverse cardiovascular and limb-related events (e.g. repeat interventions and amputations). However, evidence on novel more potent antithrombotic agents, drug combinations and personalized antiplatelet therapy for PAD patients is accumulating. Similarly, statins are now considered as a standard of care in PAD patients, due to their multiple actions which include plaque stabilization, antiinflammatory properties and regression of atheroma.
Conclusion: This review focuses on current evidence available for various antiplatelet regimens and statin therapy for PAD and discusses future perspectives. We consider randomized controlled trials, together with the most important reviews and meta-analyses. Treatment algorithms based on currently available data.Keywords: Peripheral arterial disease, antiplatelet therapy, aspirin, statins, clopidogrel, cilostazol, ticagrelor.
Current Vascular Pharmacology
Title:Current Evidence and Future Perspectives on Anti-platelet and Statin Pharmacotherapy for Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease
Volume: 15 Issue: 5
Author(s): Panagiotis Kitrou, Konstantinos Katsanos, Dimitris Karnabatidis, Lazaros Reppas, Elias Brountzos and Stavros Spiliopoulos*
Affiliation:
- Attiko University Hospital, 2nd Radiology Department, Division of Interventional Radiology, GR 12461, 1st Rimini St, Chaidari, Athens,Greece
Keywords: Peripheral arterial disease, antiplatelet therapy, aspirin, statins, clopidogrel, cilostazol, ticagrelor.
Abstract: Background: Pharmacotherapy is of increasing interest in peripheral arterial disease (PAD), with novel therapies aiming at different factors contributing to the disease. For antiplatelet therapy, there is no unanimous agreement regarding the nature or duration of optimal antiplatelet therapy so as to reduce major adverse cardiovascular and limb-related events (e.g. repeat interventions and amputations). However, evidence on novel more potent antithrombotic agents, drug combinations and personalized antiplatelet therapy for PAD patients is accumulating. Similarly, statins are now considered as a standard of care in PAD patients, due to their multiple actions which include plaque stabilization, antiinflammatory properties and regression of atheroma.
Conclusion: This review focuses on current evidence available for various antiplatelet regimens and statin therapy for PAD and discusses future perspectives. We consider randomized controlled trials, together with the most important reviews and meta-analyses. Treatment algorithms based on currently available data.Export Options
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Kitrou Panagiotis , Katsanos Konstantinos , Karnabatidis Dimitris , Reppas Lazaros, Brountzos Elias and Spiliopoulos Stavros*, Current Evidence and Future Perspectives on Anti-platelet and Statin Pharmacotherapy for Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease, Current Vascular Pharmacology 2017; 15 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570161115666170504124911
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570161115666170504124911 |
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