title: Indobufen versus dipyridamole plus aspirin in the treatment of patients with peripheral atherosclerotic disease.
abstract: Twenty-seven patients with peripheral atherosclerotic disease were randomized into two therapy regimens consisting of indobufen (Indo) (400 mg/day) and dipyridamole (Dip) (225 mg/day) plus acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) (1 g/day), respectively. Maximal walking distance (MWD) and ankle-arm systolic pressure ratios were measured before and after three and six months of therapy; bleeding time, beta-thromboglobulin (beta-TG), platelet factor 4 (PF4) and serum thromboxane B2 (TXB2) were also assessed. The two treatment groups showed a significant and progressive increase in pain-free walking distance at both three and six months of therapy, but patients taking indobufen showed a greater improvement. On the contrary, the pressure doppler ratio at rest was statistically improved only in the ASA plus Dip group. Basal beta-TG and PF4 levels were normal and no changes occurred during the study in either group, while in all patients bleeding times showed a significant increase above basal values and serum TBX2 decreased.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steffan
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Randi
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Avruscio
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cordiano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girolami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054833:Isoindoles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010654:Phenylbutyrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D054833:Isoindoles; D010654:Phenylbutyrates; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D004176:Dipyridamole; C020371:indobufen; D001241:Aspirin