Comparison of drug-eluting balloon angioplasty with self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent deployment in patients with complex femoropopliteal lesions:

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the drug-eluting balloon with self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent deployment in patients with complex femoropopliteal lesions.MethodsWe retrospectively identified patients at our clinic with complex femoropopliteal artery lesions treated either with self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent or drug-eluting balloon. All patients had ankle-brachial index measured before and after the intervention, and regular clinical follow-up with Doppler ultrasonography was performed at six months and one year. Patients underwent peripheral angiography if needed.ResultsFrom April 2012 to July 2015, 107 patients with complex femoropopliteal lesions treated with using self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent (N = 49, mean length 143.5 mm, mean follow-up of 14.1 ± 3.7 months) or drug-eluting balloon (N = 58, mean length 140.6 mm, mean follow-up of 13.8 ± 4.1 months). The technical success rate was 100% in Supera® and 96.6% in drug-eluting balloon group. There were seven resteno...