Long ‐term efficacy of drug coated balloons compared with new generation drug‐eluting stents for the treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions

ConclusionsTreatment with DCB was associated with a similar risk of TLR and a lower risk of definite TLT compared with nDES. In selected cases, DCB appears as a good alternative to nDES for the treatment of de novo coronary lesions.

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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - February 26, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Dimitrios Venetsanos, Sofia Sederholm Lawesson, Georgios Panayi, Tim T ödt, Ulf Berglund, Eva Swahn, Joakim Alfredsson Tags: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Source Type: research