[Drug-coated balloons in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) : History and current level of evidence].

CONCLUSIONS: Major advantages of the DCBs lie in leaving no stent scaffold behind, the immediate release of high drug concentrations with a single dosage, their efficacy in areas, where stents have been contra-indicated until now and its use for secondary interventions. As their effect seems to be limited in severely calcified lesions, prior plaque preconditioning or removal could be advantageous. First positive results data supporting this hypothesis do exist.
PMID: 26885653 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Radiologe - February 17, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Herten M, Stahlhoff S, Imm B, Schönefeld E, Schwindt A, Torsello GB Tags: Radiologe Source Type: research