One-year Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Drug-Coated Balloon for Femoropopliteal Artery Lesions: BEASTARS Study Results.
Tatsuya NakamaMitsuyoshi TakaharaYo IwataKenji SuzukiKazuki TobitaNaoki HayakawaKazunori HorieShinsuke MoriKotaro ObunaiTakao OhkiPublished in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2024)
The results of this study clearly define the appropriate boundaries for the "leaving nothing behind" strategy. Clinicians can now more clearly differentiate between the use of DES and DCB, based on the results of lesion preparation. Further prospective investigations with well-designed trials and larger populations are necessary to confirm these findings.