Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery of the Leg: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Katsanos, Konstantinos; Spiliοpoulos, Stavros; Kitrou, Panagiotis; Krokidis, Μiltiadis; Karnabatidis, Dimitrios

doi:10.1161/jaha.118.011245

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Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery of the Leg: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Published in Journal of the American Heart Association • Dec 6, 2018

Authors:

Konstantinos Katsanos

Stavros Spiliοpoulos

Panagiotis Kitrou

Abstract

Background Several randomized controlled trials ( RCT s) have already shown that paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents significantly reduce the rates of vessel restenosis and target lesion revascularization after lower extremity interventions. Methods and Results A systematic review and meta-analysi...

Subject

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

Restenosis

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