Clinical impact of drug-coated balloon treatment of coronary artery disease in elderly patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment in elderly patients are limited. This study was to evaluate the efficacy of DCB treatment in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among elderly patients.

Methods

A retrospective analysis included 232 patients aged 75 years or older with coronary artery disease who underwent successful PCI using either DCB alone or in combination with drug-eluting stent (DES) based on pre-dilation results (DCB-based PCI). These patients were compared with 1818 elderly patients who underwent second-generation DES implantation (DES-only PCI). The endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 2-year follow-up.

Results

In the DCB-based PCI, 61.2% of patients received DCB-only treatment. Compared to DES-only PCI, the DC

SUBMITTER: Shin ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11937833 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature