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Rivaroxaban for Patients with Intermittent Claudication.

Eduardo RamacciottiGiuliano Giova VolpianiKaren Falcão BrittoLeandro Barile AgatiCamilla Moreira RibeiroValéria Cristina Resende AguiarAlexia PaganottiFelipe Menegueti PereiraRoberto Augusto CaffaroRogério KrakauerHeron Rhydan Saad RachedJawed FareedNelson WoloskerSonia S AnandJohn W EikelboomChiann ChangRenato D Lopes
Published in: NEJM evidence (2024)
In patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication, 2.5 mg of rivaroxaban twice daily plus 100 mg of aspirin daily improved the total walking distance by a 6-minute walking test compared with 100 mg of aspirin daily alone. (Funded by Bayer S.A.; Clinicaltrials.gov number, NCT04853719.).
Keyphrases
  • peripheral artery disease
  • low dose
  • venous thromboembolism
  • physical activity
  • atrial fibrillation
  • pulmonary embolism
  • cardiovascular events
  • high intensity
  • antiplatelet therapy
  • lower limb
  • acute coronary syndrome