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January 28, 2016American Heart JournalOpen Access

Design and rationale for the Effects of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (EUCLID) trial

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Why the study?

Does ticagrelor reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and limb-specific events compared to clopidogrel in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease?

Population

13,887 subjects with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD)

Comparison

Ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily vs Clopidogrel 75 mg daily

Design

RCT, 1:1 fashion, double-blind

Follow-up

until at least 1,364 adjudicated primary end points occur

Authors

JBJeffrey S. BergerBKBrian G. KatonaWJW. Schuyler Jones

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Overview

The EUCLID trial is designed to evaluate whether ticagrelor is superior to clopidogrel for preventing major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease.

Structured PICO

Does ticagrelor reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and limb-specific events compared to clopidogrel in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease?

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Population
13,887 subjects with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD)
I
Intervention
Ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily
C
Comparator
Clopidogrel 75 mg daily
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Outcome
Composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or ischemic strokecomposite

The EUCLID trial is designed to evaluate whether ticagrelor is superior to clopidogrel for preventing major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease.

Cite This Study

Berger et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82c4081a33da52dd1c2a89https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.01.018
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