Drug coated balloons and their role in bifurcation coronary angioplasty: appraisal of the current evidence and future directions.

Sudhir RathoreShana TehraniDeiti PrvulovicMario ArayaThierry LefèvreAdrian P BanningFrancesco BurzottaGianluca RigatelliJuan Luis Gutierrez-ChicoKlaus BonaventuraBernard ChevalierYoshihisa KinoshitaJozica SikicFernando AlfonsoYves LouvardGoran Stankovic

Published in: Expert review of medical devices (2020)

Although different proof of concept and pilot studies have shown promising results in treatment of bifurcation lesions with DCB, larger randomized trials and/or international consensus papers are required to enable worldwide translation of this idea to clinical practice.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
endovascular treatment
current status
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
case control
left ventricular
aortic stenosis