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C H A P T E R  1 8
PharmacotherapyinPeripheralArteryDisease
FaisalHasanMD,KhwajaYousufHasanMBBS
WilliamL.BennettMD,PhD,andSamehMohareb,MD
I.Introduction
II.AntithromboticTherapy
A.AntiplateletAgents
B.BenefitsofAntiplateletTherapy
C.Vorapaxar
D.Heparin
E.OralAnticoagulationAgents
III.Statins
A.Hyperlipidemia
B.Trials
IV.AntihypertensiveTherapy
A.Trials
V.SymptomaticTherapyforClaudication
B.Cilostazol
KeyPoints
TreatmentofhypertensionwithACEIhasbeenshowntohaveantiatherogenicpropertiesas
wellasreducedclinicaleventsinpatientwithperipheralarterialdisease(PAD).
Aspirinmonotherapyhasbeenshowntobeofbenefitintreatmentofsecondaryprevention
patientwithperipheralarterialdisease.
Statin therapy is known to improve morbidity and mortality in patients with peripheral
arterialdisease.
Smoking cessationand supervised walkingprogramshaveshown benefitinpatients with
PAD.
I.Introduction
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Peripheral arterydisease (PAD) is amanifestationofsystemic atherosclerosis. It is associatedwith a reductioninfunctionalcapacityandqualityoflife,butmoreimportantly,presenceofPADisassociated withanincreasedriskofcardiovascularandcerebrovascularmorbidityandmortalitycomparedwiththe general population.1 Treatment of PAD is based on lifestyle modification, relief of symptoms, and aggressive treatment of risk factors of atherosclerosis. This includes aggressive management of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, antiplatelet therapy, cessation of smoking, and graded exercise prescription. Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) has been shown to reduce cardiovasculareventsandimprovefunctionalstatus ofpatients withPAD.However,these patientsare lesslikelytoreceiveGDMTthanpatientswithotherformsofcardiovasculardiseasesuchascoronary arterydisease.
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Medical management ofPAD has a proven role in improving cardiovascular outcomes andfunctional capacity.Therapywithantiplateletagentshasbeenshowntoimprovecardiovascularandlowerextremity atheroscleroticdiseaseoutcomesamongpatientswithsymptomaticorasymptomaticPADirrespectiveof revascularization. Treatment of hypertensionwith ACEinhibitors has been shown todecrease clinical eventsinpatientswithPAD.ACEinhibitorshavealsobeenshowntohaveantiatherogenicpropertiesthat would have favorable effects in PAD. Statins have been shown to lower the risk of adverse limb outcomesofrevascularizationandamputationaswellasreducesymptomsinPAD.
II.AntithromboticTherapy
A.AntiplateletAgents
Antiplatelet agents have been studied extensively in cardiovascular diseases. The Antithrombotic Trialists’Collaborationstudieshaveshownthatantiplatelettherapyisassociatedwithamortalitybenefit thatis driven primarily bya significantreduction inmyocardial infarction, stroke, andvascular death among patients with PAD.3 The recently published AmericanHeart Association/AmericanCollege of CardiologyandEuropeanSocietyofCardiologyguidelinesonPADendorsethelong-termuseofsingle antiplatelet agents (aspirin or clopidogrel) in patients with symptomatic PADfor prevention of major adverse cardiac events.
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Their role in asymptomatic patients with PAD (that is ABI <0.9) or with
atypicalsymptomsisuncertain;however,itisstillrecommended,asaspirinhasbeenshowntoreducethe riskofvasculareventsinthispopulationaswell.
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1. Aspirinactsbyirreversibly inhibitingcyclooxygenase-2andpreventsformationofthromboxaneA2
fromarachidonicacid.7Ithasbeenshowntoreducetheriskofmyocardialinfarction,stroke,anddeath fromcardiovasculareventsinpatientswithsymptomaticandasymptomaticPAD.Theuseofaspirinfor secondarypreventionhasbeenwellestablishedbytheAntithromboticTrialists’Collaborationstudies.A meta-analysis of 287 studies involving more than 200,000 patients compared different antiplatelet regimensorantiplateletagentswithcontrols.Antiplatelettherapyresultedinareductioninoutcomesof myocardial infarction by 33%, reduction in stroke by 25% and reduction in vascular death by 17% withoutanyapparentsideeffects.3Similarlyinameta-analysisof60studies(mostlyaspirinaloneorin combination with dipyridamole) antiplatelet therapy was associated with a significant reduction in arterialorvenousgraftocclusionamongpatientsundergoinganyformofavascularprocedure.8Therole of aspirin in primary prevention has been less well established. The Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis(AAA)trialexaminedtheroleofaspirininpatientswithsubclinicalPAD(ABI[ankle­brachial index] <0.95). The primary endpoint ofthe study was aninitial fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction,stroke,orneedforrevascularization.Therewasnodifferenceintheprimaryendpointamong patients whoreceived aspirinor placebo over afollow-upof8.2 years.9 The POPAD trial similarly
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compareduseofaspirinandantioxidantsversusplaceboamongdiabeticpatientswithsubclinicalPAD. Again,nodifferencewasfoundintheprimaryendpointsofnonfatalorfatalcardiovasculareventsdespite thehigh-riskprofileofthepatients.
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2. The adenosine diphosphate (ADP) P2Y12 receptor antagonists include the thienopyridines
(ticlopidine, clopidogrel, prasugrel) and ticagrelor. Thienopyridines are irreversible antagonists, whereasticagrelorisareversibleantagonistoftheADPreceptor.
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Ticlopidinewasfoundtobevery
effective in prevention of vascular events; however, its use has beendiscontinued because significant hematologicsideeffects. Only clopidogrel and ticagrelorhavebeen studied in patientswith PAD.The CAPRIE(Clopidogrel versusAspirinin Patientsat Risk ofIschemic Events) was a largemulticenter double-blinded randomized controlled trial that compared aspirin with clopidogrel for secondary preventioninpatientswhohadevidenceofatheroscleroticdisease.13ThePADcohortincludedpatients whohadintermittentclaudicationwithanABIof<0.85or thosewho hadintermittentclaudicationand had undergone a peripheral vascular intervention in the form of surgical or percutaneous revascularization. Generally, the results of the trial favored the use of clopidogrel over aspirin monotherapy for PAD; however, the absolute benefit was small, albeit statistically significant. The PLATO (ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronarysyndrome) trial established the superiorityofticagreloroverclopidogrelinacutecoronarysyndrome.14Inlightofthesefindings,itwas hypothesized that similar findings could be extrapolated among patients with PAD. The EUCLID (ExaminingUseofTicagrelorinPeripheralArteryDisease)trialwascarriedouttotestthishypothesis; however,itfailed toestablishthe superiority of ticagrelor overclopidogrelinPAD.15There were no significantdifferences intheprimaryandsecondaryendpointsamongbothdrugs;however,therewasa higherrateofdiscontinuationofticagrelorduetosideeffects(mainlydyspneaandminorbleeding).Both theACCandESCguidelinestodaterecommendtheuseofclopidogreloraspirinassingleantiplatelet therapyforpreventionofmajoradversecardiaceventsinpatientswithPAD.
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B.BenefitsofAntiplateletTherapy
TheoverallbenefitofdualantiplatelettherapyforsymptomaticPADisuncertain.Aposthocanalysisof theClopidogrelforHighAtherothromboticRiskandIschemicStabilization,ManagementandAvoidance (CHARISMA) trial failed to demonstrate a significant benefit of dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrelandaspirinoveraspirinaloneinpreventionofmajoradversecardiaceventswithanincrease intheriskofminorbleeding.
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However,asmallrandomizedcontrolledtrialdemonstratedadecrease
inthe riskofrevascularization amongpatientswhohadundergoneendovascularrevascularizationwith useofdualantiplatelettherapy.
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Similarly,adecreaseinlimb-relatedeventswasnotedamongpatients
whohadundergonebelow-kneeprostheticbypassgrafts.20Thereforedualantiplatelettherapymayonly be reasonable in a small subset of patients with PAD who have had surgical or endovascular revascularization.
C.Vorapaxar
VorapaxarisanovelPAR-1receptorantagonist,whichistheprinciplethrombinreceptoronplateletsand is also present on vascular endothelium. The TRA2°P-TIMI 50 was a double-blind randomized controlledtrialthattestedtheefficacyofvorapaxarontopofstandardantiplatelettherapyforsecondary prevention amongpatients withstable atherosclerotic diseaseandevidenceoflower extremityarterial disease.21 Vorapaxar did not reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, death, or stroke; however, it significantly reduced the incidence of acute limb ischemia and peripheral revascularization. The trial demonstratedareductioninriskofbothnativearteryandbypassgraftthrombosis.Thisbenefitwasoffset
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byanincreaseintheriskofmoderateandseverebleedingincludingintracranialhemorrhage.Vorapaxar mayprovidesomeclinicalbenefitamongpatientswithacutelimbischemia;however,itsoverallefficacy on top ofexisting antiplatelet therapy among patients with symptomatic PAD is unclear and warrants furtherresearch.
D.Heparin
Systemicanticoagulationwithheparinoradirectthrombininhibitorisindicatedinpatientswhopresent with acute limb ischemia. Anticoagulation with heparin prevents thrombus propagation and reduces inflammation.
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Anticoagulation with warfarin for PAD is not recommended. Warfarin has been
demonstratedtoincreaseriskofbleedingandsubsequentlyincreasemortalityamongpatientswithPAD when added to aspirin. The guidelines do not recommend the routine use of warfarin or vitamin K antagonistsinadditiontoaspirininPAD.
E.OralAnticoagulationAgents
Recently, therehasbeena lotofinterestin therole ofnovel oral anticoagulation agents insecondary cardiovascular prevention.Theseagentshave been extensivelystudiedand approved forpreventionof thromboembolismassociated withnonvalvular atrial fibrillation.They includerivaroxaban, edoxaban, dabigatran,andapixaban.Rivaroxabanisa powerfulfactorXainhibitor;itbindstofreefactorXaand factor Xa associated with prothrombinase complex. The recently published COMPASS trial is an international, double-blind randomized controlled trial that compared low-dose rivaroxaban in combinationwithaspirin(rivaroxaban2.5mgtwiceadayplusaspirin100mg),rivaroxaban(5mgtwice aday)alone,andaspirin(100mg)aloneforsecondarycardiovascularprevention.Thetrialwasstopped prematurelyat23 monthsbecauseofsuperiorityofthelow-dose rivaroxabanandaspiringroup.24The trial enrolled7470patients withlowerextremity PADandcarotidarterydisease.Amongpatientswith PAD,additionoflow-doserivaroxabantoaspirinwhencomparedwithaspirinaloneresultedina28% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events and a 46% reduction in limb-threatening ischemia including amputation. However, there was an increase in the risk of major nonfatal bleeding in the rivaroxabanandaspirincombination group. Therefore, therole of novel oral anticoagulationagents in PADisnotyetcompletelyestablished.Furthertrialsareneededtoclarifytheroleoftheseagentsinthe preventionandtreatmentofPAD.
III.Statins
A.Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia is closely associated with the atherosclerosis. Statins are HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors,theprincipalenzymeinvolvedinendogenouscholesterolsynthesis.Statinsinhibitcholesterol biosynthesis, increase uptake and degradation of low-density lipoproteins, decrease the secretion of lipoproteins, and inhibit LDL oxidation. Statins also modulate intracellular processes that reduce accumulation of esterified cholesterol in macrophages, increase activity of nitric oxide synthetase, decreasethe inflammatoryprocess,andincrease stability of atherosclerotic plaques.25 Lipid-lowering therapywithstatinsisassociatedwithareductioninsymptoms,morbidity,andmortalityassociatedwith cardiovasculardisease.
B.Trials
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Trials with simvastatin and atorvastatin have demonstrated an improvement in walking distance in patientswithPAD.
1.IntheHeartProtectionStudy(HPSStudy),simvastatintherapywasassociatedwitha17%reduction
invascular mortality, 24% reductionin coronary arteryevents,anda 27% reduction in stroke among patients with PADat 5 years, regardless of their presentingcholesterol levels.26 Conversely, similar trials with bezafibrate and high-dose niacin failed to demonstrate a reduction in fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events. This proves that it is not just the lipid-lowering effects of statins but also the pleiotropiceffectsthatmayberesponsibleforthemortalitybenefitthatstatinsprovideforcardiovascular diseases.Treatmentwithstatintherapyisalsoassociatedwithimprovementinsymptomsofclaudication.
2. ACochrane systematic review of 18 trials involving more than 10,000 patients demonstrated that
lipid-loweringwithstatinsisassociatedwithareductionincardiovascularmorbidityandmortalityand animprovementinlocalsymptoms.
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3.ResultsfromtheREACHregistryalsodemonstratethatstatintherapyisassociatedwithareductionin
adverse limboutcomes, includingworseningsymptoms,needforrevascularization,andamputation-free survival.Inanotherstudy,useofstatinswasassociatedwithareductioninmajoradversecardiacevents andall-causemortalityamongpatients with asymptomatic patientswith PAD.28Therefore, all patients withPADshouldbetreatedwithstatins.
IV.AntihypertensiveTherapy
A.Trials
The angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have vasculo-protective, antiproliferative, and antiatherogenicproperties.Theypromotethedegradationofbradykinin,whichincreasestheendothelial releaseofnitrousoxideanddecreasesendothelialoxidativestress.
1.TheHOPE(HeartOutcomesPreventionEvaluation)trialwasalargemulticenterrandomizedcontrol
trial of more than 9000 patients.29 It demonstrated that use of ramipril in high-risk cardiovascular patients, whodidnot have a low ejectionfractionorevidenceofheartfailure,wasassociatedwith a 25%reductioninriskofmyocardialinfarction,death,andstroke.TheHOPEstudypromptedaninterest in the use of ACE inhibitors for patients with symptomatic PAD. A small study of 212 patients demonstrated that after 6 months of treatment with ramipril, patients with PAD and intermittent claudicationwere able towalksignificantlylongerdistances painfreeas comparedwith patientswho receivedplacebo.
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2.TheONTARGETtrialcompareduseoftelmisartan,ramipril,andcombinationtherapyinpatientswith
PAD.31ThetrialestablishedtheefficacyoftelmisartaninPADanddemonstratedittobeanacceptable alternativetoramipril.Patientswhoreceivedacombinationoframiprilandtelmisartanhadahigherrate ofside effects, which included hypotension,renalfailure, and syncope;thus combineduseofanACE inhibitorandanangiotensinreceptorblockerisnotrecommended.
V.SymptomaticTherapyforClaudication
B.Cilostazol
1. Cilostazol is a selective phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor. It is very effective in improving walking
distanceand symptomsofclaudication. Itincreases the amountofcyclic AMP (cAMP) resultinginan
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increaseinproteinkinaseA,whichinhibitsactivationofmyosinlight-chainkinase.Thispreventssmooth muscle contraction in the arterial vascular bed, causing vasodilation. Cilostazol has been studied extensivelyinPADanditsuseisassociatedwithadecreaseinthesymptomsofclaudicationwithoutan improvementincardiovascularoutcomesoranimprovementinqualityoflife.32Itsimportantsideeffects include abdominal diarrhea, headache, and dizziness. Cilostazol is contraindicated in patients with congestiveheartfailure.
2.TherapiessuchaspentoxifyllineandchelationtherapyhaveproventobeineffectiveinPADandare
not recommended.
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Management of PAD would be incomplete without having a comprehensive
approachtoward maintaininga healthylifestyle that wouldincludegoodglycemiccontrol, maintaining optimal blood pressure, quitting smoking, and following a supervised home-based or hospital-based exerciseregimen.
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C H A P T E R  1 9
VascularAccessComplications
SameerNagpalMD
YoungErbenMD
I.Introduction
II.AccessSiteComplication
A.Hematoma
B.ArteriovenousFistula
C.Pseudoaneurysm
D.ArterialOcclusion
III.Intervention-SpecificComplications
A.Infection
I.Introduction
Thedramaticincreaseinendovascularproceduresby317%from2000to2009hasledustoencounter procedural complications ingreater frequency.1 Furthermore, thedevelopment of newer endovascular technologieshaveuncovered anewer setofcomplications relatedtothese techniques.We canclassify thesecomplicationsinto(1)accesssitecomplications,(2)complicationsrelatedtotheuseofwiresand catheters,(3)interventionspecificcomplications,and(4)miscellaneous.
II.AccessSiteComplication
A.Hematoma
Accesssitebleedingisthemostcommoncomplicationofendovascularprocedures,withanincidenceof groin hematoma reported as high as 23%, dependent on a variety of procedure- and patient-related circumstances.
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Modifiable risk factors include puncture technique,chosen access site, larger sheath
size and indwelling time, and the aggressive use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications. Nonmodifiable risk factors include obesity, anatomic anomalies, hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency, female gender, low body weight, obesity, coagulopathy, and inability to cooperate with postproceduralrestrictions.
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Bleedingis mostcommonlyanimmediatecomplication;however,itmayoccurupto48hoursafterthe procedure in cases requiring ongoing use ofanticoagulants. Localized hematoma is the most common presentation, resulting from extravasation of blood from the arteriotomysite into the surrounding soft tissue. Ultrasound is occasionally used to confirm the diagnosis if physical examination findings are equivocal(Fig.19.1),mostofteninobesepatients.Incasesofaccesssitehematomawithsignificantpain,
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ultrasoundmaybenecessarytoexcludeassociatedpseudoaneurysmorarteriovenousfistula.Inthevast majority of cases, extended manual or device-assisted compression of the arteriotomy site and gentle manual diffusion ofthehematoma is all that is needed. Transfusionis generallyreserved for cases of significantbloodloss,evidenceofneworworseningmyocardialischemia,orhemodynamicinstability.
FIGURE19.1 Ultrasoundimageofasofttissuehematoma.
1.FemoralAccessSiteBleeding
Femoralaccesssitebleedingiscorrelatedwithalongerhospitalizationandhigherratesofmorbidityand mortalityat30dayspostprocedure,especiallywhentransfusionisrequired.
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ThemodifiedSeldingertechniqueisthemostcommonlyusedmethodofgainingfemoralarterialaccess. Technicalandanatomicprecisionarecriticaltominimizingtheriskofbleeding.Arterialpunctureshould occurwithinthe commonfemoral artery (CFA),belowthe inguinalligamentandabove itsbifurcation, directly over the middle one-third of the femoral head. Puncture at this site allows for manual
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compressionagainstanoncompliantstructuretoachieveadequatehemostasis.Superficially,thislocation isapproximately1-2cmbelowtheinguinal ligamenthalfwaybetweentheanteriorsuperioriliaccrest andthepubicsymphysis.Theinguinalskincreaseshouldnotbeusedasalandmarkforarterialpuncture asitislocatedbelowthefemoralarterybifurcationin70%ofpatients.Fluoroscopyisroutinelyusedto locatethefemoral headandassistinguiding anatomicallyprecise CFAcannulation.Care mustalsobe takento avoid puncture ofthe posterior wall of the femoral arteryfrom which bleeding may be less readilyapparent.The useofa micropunctureneedleis generally preferredtoreducearterial trauma in casemultipleattemptsataccessareneeded.
2.RetroperitonealHemorrhage
Retroperitoneal (RP) hemorrhage is arare butdreaded complication of highfemoral arterial puncture abovetheinguinalligamentandoccursinapproximately0.3%-0.8%ofcasesinvolvingfemoralarterial access.
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Theetiologyisusuallyinjurytoasuprainguinalvesselorpunctureoftheposteriorwallofthe
femoral or external iliac artery. Other than this, traditional riskfactors include (1) female gender, (2) peripheral vascular disease, and (3) low body surface area.
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RP hemorrhage has two potential
manifestations.First,thehemorrhagemaybecontainedwithinthefasciaoftheiliopsoasmuscle,which canbeassociatedwithcompressionneuropathyinvolvingthelumbarplexus.Second,theRPhemorrhage may occur within the space between the peritoneum and RP structures, which is large enough to accommodatelifethreateningamountsofbloodloss(Fig.19.2).Onereportclassifiedthemostcommon presenting signs and symptoms of RP hemorrhage in 26 patients, which were hypotension (92%), diaphoresis (58%), groin discomfort(46%), abdominal or flank pain(42%), bradycardia (31%), and backpain(23%).6Bruisingoftheflanks,describedas “GreyTurner”sign,ortheumbilicus,knownas “Cullen” sign is typically a late manifestation. Occasionally, RP bleeding can present as a “vagal” reactionwith bradycardia and diaphoresis, typicallythought of asa benign responsetopainor sheath removal,butonlytransientlyresponsivetointravenousfluidsand atropine. Noncontrastabdominal and pelviccomputedtomographyscanishighlysensitiveandspecificforconfirmingthediagnosisandisalso helpful in identifying possible hydronephrosis due to ipsilateral ureter or bladder compression. Successful management depends on early recognition, supportive care with intravenous fluids, blood products,andoptimizingthecoagulationandplateletprofileisallthatisusuallyrequireduntilhemostasis isnaturallyachieved.Inuncommoncasesofextremehemodynamicconsequenceconsiderationshouldbe giventourgentangiographywithprolongedpercutaneousballooninflationatthearteriotomysite,useofa coveredstent,orsurgicalexplorationanddirectrepairofthearteriotomysite.
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