Orbital Atherectomy Prior to Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Calcified Infrapopliteal Lesions: A Randomized, Multicenter Pilot Study.

Thomas Zeller Stefanos GiannopoulosMarianne BrodmannMartin WernerMartin AndrassyAndrej SchmidtErwin BlessingGunnar TepeEhrin J Armstrong

Published in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2022)

The results of the Orbital Vessel PreparaTIon to MaximIZe Dcb Efficacy in Calcified BTK (OPTIMIZE BTK) pilot study indicated that utilization of OA + DCB is safe for infrapopliteal disease. Further prospective adequately powered studies should investigate the potential benefit of combined OA + DCB for BTK lesions.

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