Sirolimus-Eluting Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold for the Treatment of Patients With Infrapopliteal Arteries Disease: Three-Year Results.

Introduction: Symptomatic infrapopliteal arterial disease often requires challenging endovascular interventions. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stent placement to settle residual stenosis or dissections remains the standard of care for infrapopliteal endovascular intervention. Concerns have been raised about permanent artery rigidification by stainless steel stents.

The BEnefit of LONGitudinal Micro-Incisions Prior to Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty (BELONG Study) in Patients With Lower Extremity Arterial Disease: Clinical Outcomes at 12 Months.

Purpose: Angioplasty of lower extremity arteries with calcification may result in flow-limiting dissection requiring bail-out stenting with unfavorable long-term outcomes. Vessel preparation prior to angioplasty may improve immediate results of the angioplasty and long-term patency. This prospective study assessed the 12-month outcomes of patients who underwent novel vessel preparation catheter, the FLEX Vessel Prep™ System (FLEX VP), prior to drug-coated balloon angioplasty (DCB-PTA).