Clinical Outcomes of Atherectomy Plus Drug-coated Balloon Versus Drug-coated Balloon Alone in the Treatment of Femoropopliteal Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Atherectomy as a pretreatment has the potential to improve the outcomes of drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment by reducing and modifying atherosclerotic plaques. The present study investigated the outcomes of atherectomy plus DCB (A+DCB) compared with DCB alone for the treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease.

Methods

A total of 311 patients (348 limbs) underwent endovascular therapy using DCB for native femoropopliteal artery lesions at two endovascular centers. Of these, 82 limbs were treated with A+DCB and 266 limbs with DCB alone. After propensity score matching based on clinical and lesion characteristics, a total of 82 pairs was compared for immediate and mid-term outcomes.

Results

For the matched study groups, the lesion length was

SUBMITTER: Cha JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819566 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature