The research aims to compare the effectiveness of drug-coated balloon angioplasty versus bare-metal stents in treating symptomatic intracranial stenosis.
Conducted a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Included patients with symptomatic high-grade intracranial stenosis
Compared outcomes of drug-coated balloon angioplasty and bare-metal stent placement
Drug-coated balloon angioplasty resulted in lower restenosis rates.
Lower rates of ischemic events were observed compared to bare-metal stents.
Safety profiles between the two interventions were comparable.
Abstract
Drug-coated balloon angioplasty showed lower restenosis and ischemic event rates than bare-metal stent placement in symptomatic high-grade intracranial stenosis, with comparable safety.