Drug eluting balloons for de novocoronary lesions – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fröhlich GM, Lansky AJ, Ko DT, Archangelidi O, De Palma R, Timmis A, Meier P. Drug eluting balloons for de novocoronary lesions – a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2013, 11: 123. PMID: 23657123, PMCID: PMC3648374, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsNovo coronary lesionsTarget lesion revascularizationBare metal stentsLate lumen lossDrug-eluting balloonsDe novo coronary lesionsCurrent standard therapyDrug-Eluting BalloonRelative riskCoronary lesionsStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionStandard therapyStent restenosisSystematic reviewLower late lumen lossAdverse cardiac eventsPooled relative riskRandom-effects modelLesion revascularizationSegment restenosisCardiac eventsComparator treatmentResultsEight studies