Helixtalk - Rosalind Franklin University's College Of Pharmacy Podcast

In this episode, we will discuss all things peripheral arterial disease – definitions, staging, clinical presentation, risk factors, goals of therapy, and guideline-directed medication therapy recommendations including the newest evidence for the use of DOACs. Key Concepts Addressing modifiable risk factors (weight loss, smoking cessation, blood pressure and blood glucose control, dyslipidemia, structured exercise program, etc.) are recommended for the treatment of PAD. Single antiplatelet therapy with either aspirin 81 mg or clopidogrel 75 mg daily are recommended in patients to reduce stroke, MI and other vascular deaths in symptomatic (1A) and asymptomatic patients (IIa- C-EO). Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID, when added to aspirin 81 mg daily, is superior to aspirin alone in preventing composite outcome of stroke, MI, and CV death in PAD patients with recent revascularization surgery for PAD but increases the risk of major bleeding. In the absence of heart failure, cilostazol is effective in improving symptoms, q