Long-term outcome upon treatment of calcified lesions of the lower limb using scoring angioplasty balloon (AngioSculpt™).

ABSTRACT:

Aims

In peripheral artery disease (PAD), endovascular treatment success of heavily calcified lesions is often compromised by a number of vascular complications, such as recoils, dissections and need for target vessel re-interventions. The increasing use of scoring balloon techniques has raised the hope for better periprocedural outcomes; however, the knowledge regarding the actual benefits of the scoring balloon technique in comparison to standard therapy is still limited. Thus, the aim of the current study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of scoring balloon angioplasty in a real-life patients' collective with PAD.

Methods and results

A total of 425 patients with moderate to severely calcified femoropopliteal lesions received interventional treatment between 201

SUBMITTER: Kronlage M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450001 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature