Paclitaxel-coated balloon reduces restenosis after leg angioplasty

Boston, MA - A paclitaxel-coated balloon may end up filling a role never successfully filled by drug-eluting stents (DES): angioplasty of the leg. According to Dr Gunnar Tepe (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Tubingen, Germany) and colleagues, use of a paclitaxel-eluting balloon was significantly more effective in terms of reducing need for revascularization than either a bare, uncoated balloon or a bare balloon coupled with paclitaxel-infused contrast medium [1].

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