Drug-coated balloon with bailout stenting versus drug-eluting stent plus drug-coated balloon in TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus C and D femoropopliteal lesions: a propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug-delivering devices have shown efficacy in clinical trials and are widely used for femoropopliteal artery disease. However, the optimal strategy for complex lesions, such as TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) C and D lesions, remains debated in real-world practice. This propensity score-matched study aimed to compare the mid-term outcomes between a double-drug strategy [drug-coated balloon (DCB) combined with systemic drug-eluting stents (DES)] and a DCB bailout strategy (DCB with bailout bare-metal stents) in patients with TASC C and D femoropopliteal lesions.

Methods

This retrospective single-center study included TASC C and D femoropopliteal patients treated with DCB from October 2016 to July 2024. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed in

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12397624 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature