Benefit and risk from paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty for the treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Background: Paclitaxel-coated balloons (DCB) are suitable to reduce the risk of restenosis after angioplasty of atherosclerotic femoropopliteal lesions. However, numerous types of DCBs are distinguished by drug density and coating. Conflicting evidence exists about the risk of mortality. This study...

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Main Authors: Christof Klumb, Thomas Lehmann, René Aschenbach, Niklas Eckardt, Ulf Teichgräber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537019301658