Study to Gain Insights in Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Patients With Atherosclerosis Prescribed to Xarelto in Combination With Acetylsalicylic Acid

Xarelto + Acetylsalicylic Acid: Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Patients With Atherosclerosis. A Non-interventional Study

In this study researchers want to gain more information on treatment patterns of patients treated with Xarelto in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Both drugs reduce the risk of blood clots via different pathways. The study will enroll adult patients suffering from coronary artery disease (narrowing or blockage of vessels that supply the heart with blood) or peripheral artery disease (narrowing or blockage of vessels that supply the legs or head with blood). The study will focus on information on when and why physicians are starting to treat patients with Xarelto in addition to ASA, treatment duration, reasons to discontinue treatment and previous therapies. The study will also look into treatment outcomes for patients being treated with a combination of Xarelto and ASA by their physicians.

The study aims to collect real-world data on treatment patterns and decision points for treatment in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and/ or peripheral artery disease (PAD) treated with rivaroxaban 2.5 mg [twice daily] for the prevention of major cardiovascular events in adult patients with CAD at high risk of ischemic events and/ or documented PAD and to describe outcomes of an antithrombotic regime based on dual pathway inhibition (vascular dose of rivaroxaban 2.5 mg [twice daily] plus low-dose ASA [once daily]) across the broad range of patient risk profiles encountered in routine clinical practice.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults with diagnosis Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) or Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
• Treatment according to local marketing authorization, rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily started within 4 weeks prior to enrolment. Only in those countries with a marketing authorization of rivaroxaban in the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) indication, also patients already on rivaroxaban treatment for ACS, who are subsequently fulfilling criteria for CAD, are allowed to be enrolled within 4 weeks of this decision being made.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who will be treated with chronic anticoagulation therapy other than rivaroxaban 2.5 mg given for CAD/PAD.
• Participation in an interventional trial.