Aortic & peripheral vascular disease

Identifying the highest risk vascular patients: Insights from the XATOA registry

Am Heart JPublished Prospective single-arm registry

Authors' conclusion

Patients with polyvascular disease represent a substantial subset of patients in clinical practice

Study context

Population
Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or peripheral artery disease (PAD) initiated on low dose rivaroxaban (2.5 mg BID) and aspirin5,532 in full analysis
Participants
5,808 patients
Exposure
Polyvascular vs nonpolyvascular disease
  • Polyvascularn = 2,889
Outcome
Incidence risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) or major adverse limb events (MALE)
Follow-up
Median 462 (IQR 371-577) days
Methodological detailsEnrolment November 2018 to May 2020
  • Enrolment November 2018 to May 2020

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

MACE or MALE

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Safety

Rates of major bleeding low overall

Original publication

Identifying the highest risk vascular patients: Insights from the XATOA registry. Am Heart J. Published 12 January 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2024.01.001

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