Abstract

I read with great interest “A Structured Review of Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease With a Focus on Revascularization” by Hess et al1 published on June 20, 2017. Cilostazol has been cited in the Antithrombotic Therapy After Endovascular Peripheral Revascularization section, where it was reported to significantly improve vascular patency at 36 months after peripheral endovascular interventions in a single randomized trial including 127 patients with femoropopliteal disease undergoing endovascular intervention randomized to cilostazol plus aspirin versus aspirin alone (odds ratio, 0.40; 95% confidence interval, 0.19–0.83).2 In the aforementioned section, some points deserve clarification and integration. First, the study did not randomize patients …

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