2022
Randomized Trial of Chocolate Touch Compared With Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions (Chocolate Touch Study)
Shishehbor MH, Zeller T, Werner M, Brodmann M, Parise H, Holden A, Lichtenberg M, Parikh SA, Kashyap VS, Pietras C, Tirziu D, Ardakani S, Beschorner U, Krishnan P, Niazi KA, Wali AU, Lansky AJ. Randomized Trial of Chocolate Touch Compared With Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions (Chocolate Touch Study). Circulation 2022, 145: 1645-1654. PMID: 35377157, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.059646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLutonix drug-coated balloonDrug-coated balloonsEnd pointPrimary efficacy end pointPrimary safety end pointIndependent clinical events committeeIschemic rest painPrimary efficacy rateEfficacy end pointPrimary end pointSafety end pointClinical events committeeMajor adverse eventsRate of restenosisDrug-Coated BalloonNoninferiority end pointSafety event rateAverage lesion lengthMajor amputationPopliteal diseaseRest painBailout stentingEfficacy ratePrimary patencyAdverse events
2010
Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery
Laird JR, Katzen BT, Scheinert D, Lammer J, Carpenter J, Buchbinder M, Dave R, Ansel G, Lansky A, Cristea E, Collins TJ, Goldstein J, Jaff MR. Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 267-276. PMID: 20484101, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.903468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperficial femoral arteryProximal popliteal arteryTarget lesion revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupFemoral arteryLesion revascularizationPopliteal arteryBalloon angioplastyPrimary patencyAngiographic resultsBetter acute angiographic resultsProvisional stent implantationSuboptimal angiographic resultsEndovascular treatment strategiesFlow-limiting dissectionPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyAcute angiographic resultsTotal lesion lengthLoss of patencySuperficial femoral artery (SFA) stentingSelf-expanding nitinolBailout stentingIntermittent claudicationPrimary stenting