A 67-year-old with PAD and intermittent claudication is on optimal statin and smoking cessation program. No high bleeding risk. What antithrombotic st...

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A 67-year-old with PAD and intermittent claudication is on optimal statin and smoking cessation program. No high bleeding risk. What antithrombotic strategy reduces MACE and MALE?

Accepted Answer

Dual antiplatelet therapy aspirin + clopidogrel indefinitely

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ACE inhibitor

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and smoking cessation program. No high bleeding risk. What antithrombotic strategy reduces MACE and MALE?

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Aspirin 81 mg alone

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Clopidogrel 75 mg alone

moderate MCQ (SBA): Peripheral Artery Disease

A 67-year-old with PAD and intermittent claudication is on optimal statin and smoking cessation program. No high bleeding risk. What antithrombotic strategy reduces MACE and MALE?