Effect of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty of Infrapopliteal Lesions on Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have suggested an increased long-term mortality risk following femoropopliteal and infrapopliteal angioplasty using paclitaxel-coated devices. This study was conducted to evaluate long-term mortality after paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) and plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA) of infrapopliteal lesions in real-world practice.

Methods

A retrospective mortality analysis of patients with at least 3 years of follow-up who underwent balloon-based endovascular therapy of infrapopliteal lesions was performed.

Results

Overall, 2,424 patients with infrapopliteal lesions were treated within the study period. Five hundred seventy-six patients fulfilled the study criteria. Of those, 269 patients were treated with unco

SUBMITTER: Bohme T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9809102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature