Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis with a Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Catheter

Scheller, Bruno; Hehrlein, Christoph; Bocksch, Wolfgang; Rutsch, Wolfgang; Haghi, Dariush; A. Dietz, Ulrich; Böhm, Michael; Speck, Ulrich

doi:10.1056/nejmoa061254

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Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis with a Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Catheter

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 14, 2006

Authors:

Bruno Scheller

Christoph Hehrlein

Wolfgang Bocksch

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis is hampered by a high incidence of recurrent in-stent restenosis. We assessed the efficacy and safety of a paclitaxel-coated balloon in this setting. METHODS: We enrolled 52 patients with in-stent restenosis in a randomized, double-blind, multice...

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Medicine

Restenosis

Balloon

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