Prevention of arterial and venous thrombotic events in symptomatic peripheral arterial disease patients after lower extremity revascularization in the VOYAGER PAD trial

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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. / Berkowitz, Scott D; Bauersachs, Rupert M; Szarek, Michael; Nehler, Mark R; Debus, E Sebastian; Patel, Manesh R; Anand, Sonia S; Capell, Warren H; Hess, Connie N; Hsia, Judy; Leeper, Nicholas J; Brasil, David; Mátyás, Lajos; Diaz, Rafael; Brodmann, Marianne; Muehlhofer, Eva; Haskell, Lloyd P; Bonaca, Marc P.

In: J THROMB HAEMOST, Vol. 20, No. 5, 05.2022, p. 1193-1205.

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Berkowitz, SD, Bauersachs, RM, Szarek, M, Nehler, MR, Debus, ES, Patel, MR, Anand, SS, Capell, WH, Hess, CN, Hsia, J, Leeper, NJ, Brasil, D, Mátyás, L, Diaz, R, Brodmann, M, Muehlhofer, E, Haskell, LP & Bonaca, MP 2022, '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, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 1193-1205. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15673

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Berkowitz, S. D., Bauersachs, R. M., Szarek, M., Nehler, M. R., Debus, E. S., Patel, M. R., Anand, S. S., Capell, W. H., Hess, C. N., Hsia, J., Leeper, N. J., Brasil, D., Mátyás, L., Diaz, R., Brodmann, M., Muehlhofer, E., Haskell, L. P., & Bonaca, M. P. (2022). 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, 20(5), 1193-1205. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15673

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@article{1e245ce6963249e8a1f83e6d831cca58,
title = "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",
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.",
keywords = "Anticoagulants/therapeutic use, Arteries, Aspirin/therapeutic use, Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects, Humans, Lower Extremity/blood supply, Peripheral Arterial Disease/drug therapy, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Rivaroxaban, Thrombosis/etiology",
author = "Berkowitz, {Scott D} and Bauersachs, {Rupert M} and Michael Szarek and Nehler, {Mark R} and Debus, {E Sebastian} and Patel, {Manesh R} and Anand, {Sonia S} and Capell, {Warren H} and Hess, {Connie N} and Judy Hsia and Leeper, {Nicholas J} and David Brasil and Lajos M{\'a}ty{\'a}s and Rafael Diaz and Marianne Brodmann and Eva Muehlhofer and Haskell, {Lloyd P} and Bonaca, {Marc P}",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.",
year = "2022",
month = may,
doi = "10.1111/jth.15673",
language = "English",
volume = "20",
pages = "1193--1205",
journal = "J THROMB HAEMOST",
issn = "1538-7933",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "5",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Prevention of arterial and venous thrombotic events in symptomatic peripheral arterial disease patients after lower extremity revascularization in the VOYAGER PAD trial

T2 - Dual anticoagulant/antiplatelet regimen vs antiplatelet therapy alone

AU - Berkowitz, Scott D

AU - Bauersachs, Rupert M

AU - Szarek, Michael

AU - Nehler, Mark R

AU - Debus, E Sebastian

AU - Patel, Manesh R

AU - Anand, Sonia S

AU - Capell, Warren H

AU - Hess, Connie N

AU - Hsia, Judy

AU - Leeper, Nicholas J

AU - Brasil, David

AU - Mátyás, Lajos

AU - Diaz, Rafael

AU - Brodmann, Marianne

AU - Muehlhofer, Eva

AU - Haskell, Lloyd P

AU - Bonaca, Marc P

N1 - © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

PY - 2022/5

Y1 - 2022/5

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Anticoagulants/therapeutic use

KW - Arteries

KW - Aspirin/therapeutic use

KW - Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects

KW - Humans

KW - Lower Extremity/blood supply

KW - Peripheral Arterial Disease/drug therapy

KW - Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/therapeutic use

KW - Rivaroxaban

KW - Thrombosis/etiology

U2 - 10.1111/jth.15673

DO - 10.1111/jth.15673

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 35170216

VL - 20

SP - 1193

EP - 1205

JO - J THROMB HAEMOST

JF - J THROMB HAEMOST

SN - 1538-7933

IS - 5

ER -