Abstract:Drug-coated balloons (DCB) have emerged as a valid alternative for drug-eluting stents in the treatment of in-stent restenosis and de-novo lesions in small vessels. In the past years, a significant effort has been made to investigate the role of this strategy in larger vessel disease, with promising preliminary results being reported for several clinical scenarios, including complex lesions, such as bifurcations, chronic total occlusions and diffuse, long lesions. A DCB strategy appears to be of significant in… Show more
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