Preferred Treatment and Expected Risk in Coronary Intervention Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: Cardiologists' Views Versus Trials Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In aging Western populations, there is an increase in the prevalence of both coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease (PADs). Treatment of patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and have concomitant PADs may pose a challenge, but preferences of cardiologists regarding treatment and their views on complication risks are unknown.

Methods

This work was a survey-based study comparing cardiologists' views with patient-level data of PCI trials (BIO-RESORT and BIONYX).

Results

The survey was completed by 47 of 208 (23%) invited cardiologists. A growing prevalence of PADs was observed in the trials and by 50% of the respondents. Cardiologists estimated that 22% of current PCI patients had PADs, whereas this rate was 7.3% among

SUBMITTER: Pinxterhuis TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12198597 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature