Drug‐coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal disease: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Anantha‐Narayanan M, Shah SM, Jelani Q, Garcia S, Ionescu C, Regan C, Mena‐Hurtado C. Drug‐coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal disease: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 94: 139-148. PMID: 30838719, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalAngioplasty, BalloonCardiovascular AgentsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleEquipment DesignFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansLimb SalvageMalePeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Access DevicesVascular PatencyConceptsTarget vessel revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseFemoropopliteal diseaseBalloon angioplastyRate of TVRDrug-coated balloon angioplastyPlain old balloon angioplastyAvailable RCT dataDevice-related mortalityImproved vessel patencyPrimary safety endpointMainstay of therapyCochrane's Q statisticLate lumen lossDrug-coated balloonsRandom-effects modelQ statisticMajor amputationSafety endpointVessel revascularizationDCB groupPopliteal arteryArterial diseaseUse of DCBLumen lossReview of the Current Basic Science Strategies to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia
Haghighat L, Ionescu CN, Regan CJ, Altin SE, Attaran RR, Mena-Hurtado CI. Review of the Current Basic Science Strategies to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2019, 53: 316-324. PMID: 30808262, DOI: 10.1177/1538574419831489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical limb ischemiaLimb ischemiaDevelopment of CLIMolecular therapyPoor surgical candidatesImpairment of angiogenesisSurgical candidatesMicrovascular changesNovel imaging modalityTreatment optionsMorbid diseaseTranslational medicine studiesTherapyMedicine studiesImaging modalitiesIschemiaDiseasePatientsPathophysiologyArteriogenesisImpairmentTrials