Final Results of the Balloon vs Optimal Atherectomy Trial (BOAT)
Baim D, Cutlip D, Sharma S, Ho K, Fortuna R, Schreiber T, Feldman R, Shani J, Senerchia C, Zhang Y, Lansky A, Popma J, Kuntz R. Final Results of the Balloon vs Optimal Atherectomy Trial (BOAT). Circulation 1998, 97: 322-331. PMID: 9468205, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.4.322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiographic restenosisBalloon angioplastyHigh short-term successPrespecified primary end pointLower angiographic restenosisNative vessel lesionsSingle de novoPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureTarget vessel revascularizationResidual diameter stenosisLate clinical eventsConventional balloon angioplastyCreatine kinase-MBLow residual stenosisSignificant reductionHospital complicationsResidual stenosisLesion successMajor complicationsAngiographic restudyDiameter stenosisVessel lesionsClinical eventsLong-term benefits