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Drug-coated balloons are approved outside the United States for coronary arteries, prompting a review of their technology, clinical applications, and trial data.
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This review summarizes the technological basics, clinical applications, and trial data for coronary drug-coated balloons in de novo and in-stent restenosis.
Drug-coated balloons are approved outside the United States, not only for the treatment of peripheral arteries but also for coronary arteries. This review describes the technological basics, the scenarios of clinical application, and the current available data from clinical trials for the different coronary indications.
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Giacoppo et al. (2023) studied this question.
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