title: Drug-eluting balloons in below the knee treatment.
abstract: The endovascular treatment of atherosclerotic disease of the infra-inguinal arteries has changed significantly since the introduction of drug-eluting balloon technology. The role of angioplasty using drug-eluting balloons for lesions of the superficial femoral and popliteal artery is now well established. The positive results of the use of drug-eluting balloons in the above knee segment could not be achieved in the below-the-knee segment. This paper will give an overview of the current status of drug-eluting balloon angioplasty for below-the-knee lesions, and will present a review of 2 single center registry, 5 randomized trials and a meta-analysis.
authors.affiliation: Service of Interventional Radiology, Centro Vascolare Ticino, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland - Jos.VanDenBerg@eoc.ch.|Universitätsinstitut für Diagnostische, Interventionelle und Pädiatrische Radiologie, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
authors.forename: Jos C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: VAN DEN Berg
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices; D014654:Vascular Patency
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible