Oral Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Author(s) -
Sonia S. Anand,
Salim Yusuf,
Changchun Xie,
Janice Pogue,
John W. Eikelboom,
Andrzej Budaj,
Bruce Sussex,
Lisheng Liu,
Randolph Guzman,
Claudio S. Cinà,
Richard Crowell,
Matyàs Keltai,
Gilbert Gosselin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa065959
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , cardiology , vascular disease , coronary artery disease , relative risk , infarction , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death from cardiovascular causes. Antiplatelet drugs reduce this risk, but the role of oral anticoagulant agents in the prevention of cardiovascular complications in patients with peripheral arterial disease is unclear.
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