Comparison of Clinical Outcomes With Drug Coated Balloons Versus Plain Balloon Angioplasty In Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

Joel Mathew JohnVimalin SamuelDheepak SelvarajPrabhu PremkumarAlbert Abhinay Kota Edwin StephenThenmozhi Mani

Published in: Vascular and endovascular surgery (2021)

This retrospective study shows similar clinical limb related outcomes following POBA and DCB at 18 months. However, our comparative analysis between the POBA and DCB groups was totally unadjusted and not adjusted for common confounders such as age and sex. Hence, for one to draw definitive conclusions leading to changes in clinical practice; a randomized, prospective study with a larger patient cohort is needed.

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