Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Conventional Endovascular Therapies in Symptomatic Infrapopliteal Peripheral Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Balloon angioplasty is the standard endovascular treatment for symptomatic infrapopliteal peripheral artery disease (PAD). However, recent trials have studied the effectiveness of drug-eluting stents (DES) for infrapopliteal PAD.

Objective

This study investigated the use of DES compared with standard endovascular techniques for treatment of infrapopliteal artery disease.

Methods

This is a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 recent randomized controlled trials. The primary clinical outcome assessed was primary patency. The secondary outcomes were target lesion revascularization (TLR), major limb amputation, and all-cause mortality.

Results

A total of 945 patients met the inclusion criteria. Patients treated with DES were found to ha

SUBMITTER: Changal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308017 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature