Drug-eluting balloon angioplasty for in-stent restenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Indermuehle A, Bahl R, Lansky AJ, Froehlich GM, Knapp G, Timmis A, Meier P. Drug-eluting balloon angioplasty for in-stent restenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Heart 2013, 99: 327. PMID: 23335497, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsDrug-eluting balloonsDrug-eluting balloon angioplastyBalloon angioplastyStent restenosisStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionRelative riskSegment restenosisTreatment optionsSystematic reviewIncidence of MIRisk of STAdverse cardiac eventsPooled relative riskPlain balloon angioplastyOptimal treatment optionsPromising treatment optionDrug-eluting stentsRandom-effects modelLesion revascularisationCardiac eventsCoronary angioplastyMain endpointClinical trials