Latent opportunities for the prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with atherosclerosis-related diseases: additional analysis of randomized trials on rivaroxaban

Abstract

Practical introduction of drugs requires determining the relationship between the benefits of its use and adverse effects, as well as identifying clinically significant additional benefits of new treatment approaches by analyzing additional parameters or reanalyzing data of randomized controlled trials. Despite the lack of evidence of such analyzes, they often affect the prospects of using drugs in a particular clinical situation. The article discusses new data on the prospects for the use of low-dose rivaroxaban (2,5 mg 2 times a day), which were obtained not only in initial analyzes, but also secondary analyzes of data obtained in randomized trials involving patients with atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases and sinus rhythm.