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Directional atherectomy before paclitaxel coated balloon angioplasty in complex femoropopliteal disease: The VIVA REALITY study

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Drug coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty significantly reduces reintervention rates in patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease (PAD). However, stand‐alone DCB use in long, severely calcified lesions is frequently associated… Click to show full abstract

Drug coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty significantly reduces reintervention rates in patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease (PAD). However, stand‐alone DCB use in long, severely calcified lesions is frequently associated with vessel recoil and/or high‐grade dissections necessitating provisional stent implantation.

Keywords: atherectomy paclitaxel; angioplasty; disease; balloon; coated balloon; directional atherectomy

Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2021

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