title: Angioplasty with drug coated balloons for the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease.
abstract: Restenosis or re-occlusion after femoropopliteal angioplasty or stent implantation is the main limitation of endovascular treatment strategies for peripheral artery disease. Within the last years, balloon catheters with anti-proliferative drug coating on the balloon surface have shown to be associated with higher patency rates compared to plain balloon angioplasty. Thus, drug-coated balloons were gradually adopted in many interventional centres for the treatment of femoropopliteal obstructions. The current review summarises the existing evidence for drug-coated balloons in the infrainguinal vessels and their indication in special lesion cohorts.
authors.affiliation: 1 Hanusch-Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016527:Drug Costs; D004867:Equipment Design; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible
keywords: Peripheral artery disease; angioplasty; claudication; cost-efficiency; critical limb ischaemia; drug coated balloons; infrapopliteal arteries; instent stenosis; restenosis