Paclitaxel drug-coated balloons (DCB) have been shown to reduce target lesion revascularization (TLR) rate, but recently an association between paclitaxel and an increase in mortality at 5-year was reported. We reviewed the 5-year mortality and freedom from TLR rates from a single center among patients that received DCB. Consecutive patients that received DCB from July 8, 2015 to November 27, 2019 with follow-up obtained from medical records and review of official death certificates were reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The WIRION EPS filter was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used in conjunction with all atherectomy devices when treating infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease. The safety of this filter with Jetstream atherectomy (JA) in a real world setting remains unclear.
Methods: Consecutive patients from the practice of one operator who underwent JA under WIRION EPS when treating femoropopliteal arteries were enrolled in this retrospective analysis.