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Leave nothing behind: Promising results for coronary drug-coated balloons in clinical practice.

Bimmer E P M ClaessenGeorge D Dangas
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
1,025 patients with de novo coronary artery disease (66.9%) or in-stent restenosis (ISR) (33.1%) underwent treatment with paclitaxel drug-coated balloons in a multinational single-arm registry. Bail-out stenting rate was only 4.8%. One-year target lesion revascularization was 2.3% for de novo lesions, 2.9% for bare metal stent ISR, and 5.8% for drug-eluting stent ISR. Short-term results with coronary drug-coated balloons are promising. Nonetheless, long-term data, preferably from randomized trials are necessary to confirm their safety and efficacy.
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