A 70-year-old with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (intermittent claudication) is optimized on high-intensity statin and smoking cessation. To r...

Question

A 70-year-old with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (intermittent claudication) is optimized on high-intensity statin and smoking cessation. To reduce MACE and MALE, which regimen is recommended if bleeding risk is acceptable?

Accepted Answer

Add low-dose rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily plus low-dose aspirin

Answer

Switch aspirin to dual antiplatelet therapy indefinitely

Answer

Full-dose rivaroxaban 20 mg daily plus aspirin

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Warfarin with target INR 2-3 plus aspirin

Answer

Add vorapaxar to aspirin

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Peripheral Artery Disease

A 70-year-old with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (intermittent claudication) is optimized on high-intensity statin and smoking cessation. To reduce MACE and MALE, which regimen is recommended if bleeding risk is acceptable?