Tag: paclitaxel-coated balloon
New data and heated debates set to spark controversy in CX...
“These will be important, salutary lessons. Should a controversy arise again involving a proven efficacious therapy, we now know that stopping access to that...
UK MHRA update: Paclitaxel-coated device increased mortality risk is withdrawn for...
Following a review, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has updated guidance on the use of paclitaxel-coated devices stating that such...
LINC 2020: Geographical “inconsistencies” cast doubt on paclitaxel mortality signal
Peter Schneider (San Francisco, USA) talks to BLearning Peripheral at LINC 2020 (Leipzig Interventional Course; 28–31 January 2020, Leipzig, Germany) about the relevance of dose relationship and geographical...
Benefit and risk: Meta-analysis draws a heterogeneous picture of drug-coated balloon...
Scientists of Jena University Hospital, Germany, conducted a meta-analysis sought to evaluate benefit and risk of paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty compared to plain old balloon...
No evidence of increased mortality with paclitaxel-based devices in German claim...
A real-world safety analysis of paclitaxel-based devices in peripheral arteries, recently published in the European Heart Journal, showed no evidence for increased mortality over...
No increased short- to midterm mortality among dialysis access patients treated...
A systematic review and meta-analysis, recently published in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy, found no difference in short- to midterm mortality among patients who...
Pooled analysis of four RCTs finds drug-coated balloons superior to plain...
A pooled analysis of four randomised controlled trials finds drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty superior to plain angioplasty in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease, irrespective...
First data from head-to-head comparison of Ranger and IN.PACT drug-coated balloons...
Early data from the first randomised controlled trial to compare two drug-coated balloons (DCBs) suggest that the primary patency obtained with the Ranger DCB...
