Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in the femoropopliteal artery: comparing apples to oranges?
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Journal of cardiovascular surgery
Abstract
Superficial femoral and popliteal artery disease are commonly involved in the development of symptomatic PAD. As time has gone on drug coated stents and drug coated balloons have supplanted the plain balloon angioplasty corner stone of therapy with superiority proven in randomized trials. Device approval trials are typically characterized by simple lesions that are less common than the longer complex disease. Registry data has demonstrated benefit of both technologies though drug coated balloons typically require a significant amount of adjunctive stenting in more complex disease. Recently published randomized data is starting to help proceduralists define when each therapy may be more optimal.
First Page
456
Last Page
459
DOI
10.23736/S0021-9509.19.10953-6
Publication Date
8-1-2019
Recommended Citation
Ansel GM. Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in the femoropopliteal artery: comparing apples to oranges? J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2019 Aug;60(4):456-459. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.19.10953-6. Epub 2019 Apr 15. PMID: 30994309.