Effect of drug-coated balloons versus bare-metal stents on endothelial function in patients with severe lower limb peripheral artery disease.

Omid ShafeJamal MoosaviMehdi H ShishehborHamid SedighHooman BakhshandehFarzane MahboubianSanam Alilou Shirin Rafatnia Parham Sadeghipour

Published in: Vascular (2020)

The reactive hyperemia index was significantly improved by endovascular therapy in our study population. However, no difference was observed between drug-coated ballooning and bare-metal stenting, which highlights the effects of vessel patency on endothelial function.

Keyphrases

lower limb
peripheral artery disease
drug induced
early onset
antiplatelet therapy
bone marrow
aortic dissection