Effectiveness of Atherectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Femoropopliteal Disease: A Comprehensive Outcome Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Atherectomy has been reintroduced for debulking calcified atheroma to enhance the efficacy of drug-coated balloons (DCBs); however, its efficacy in severe calcification and related outcomes have not been fully evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of atherectomy and DCB angioplasty for treating femoropopliteal occlusive disease (FPOD).

Materials and methods

From 2014 to July 2022, 85 limbs in 76 patients with FPOD underwent atherectomy with DCB angioplasty. We evaluated the efficacy of this procedure using primary patency (PP) and clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR)-free survival. PP was defined as the duration of uninterrupted patency without occlusion or a peak systolic velocity ratio more than 2.5 at the target lesion. Lesion

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449692 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature