Residual Platelet Activity In Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease

Summary

The peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common atherosclerotic disease manifestation and its prevalence increase with age and with the simultaneous presence of cardiovascular risk factors. PAD patients are usually treated, as a first line treatment, with the exercise therapy, combined with the pharmacological antiplatelet therapy. In the case of first line therapy failure, PAD patients usually undergoing to invasive revascularization procedures. After a peripheral stent has been located, the major follow-up problem is the restenosis rate. Published studies describe how, in a large amount of patients, can be recognised an high residual platelet activity. These data about PAD patients at the moment are lacking . The authors would evaluate the incidence of PAD patients with an high residual platelet activity.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2015-07

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